Ordes
Appearance
Ordes | |
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Location of Ordes | |
Coordinates:43°4′36″N8°24′26″W/ 43.07667°N 8.40722°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | A Coruña |
Comarca | Ordes |
Government | |
•Alcalde | Jose Luis Martínez Sanjurjo (PPdeG) |
Area | |
• Total | 157.23 km2(60.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 12,632 |
• Density | 80/km2(210/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ordense |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 15680 |
Website | Official website |
Ordesis amunicipalityin the province ofA Coruña,in theautonomous communityofGalicia,Spain.It belongs to thecomarcaofOrdes.The population in 2008 was 12,534 inhabitants, according to the INE.
Etymology
[edit]According toE. Bascuas,"Ordes", registered asOrdinesin the 11th century, would derive from a form*ord-belonging to theold European hydronymy,and derived from theIndoeuropeanroot*er-'flow, move'.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^Edelmiro Bascuas,Hidronimia y léxico de origen paleoeuropeo en Galicia(pág. 132)
External links
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