Vigo is a city of the Province of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain). It is more the big city of Galicia, without being neither the capital of the autonomous community, nor place chief of province, and it is more the big city of Spain which has the statute of " capitale" , place chief of province. It is located at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean and occupies the first rank of the European fishing ports. The European Union instituté a Community Agence of control of fishings , organization of the Community, equipped with a legal personality and whose seat is in Vigo (OJ L128 of the 21.05.2005).

Common neighbors

The Atlantic Ocean is in the north of the city. In the North-West Redondela is, in the east Mos, the south O Porriño and Gondomar. Nigrán is in south-west.

Demography

With the census of 2004, the commune of Vigo had 292.059 inhabitants. The urban Aire reaches 420. 672 inhabitants, which makes of it more the big city of Galicia.

Economy

Automotive engineering occupies an important place in the economy of the city, in particular with a factory PSA Peugeot Citroen. The shipyards, fishing, the canning facilities and the extraction of Granit of O Porriño constitute the other major economic activities of Vigo.

Twinning

The town of Vigo is jumeléee with

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