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Corcubión

Coordinates: 42°57′N 9°11′W / 42.950°N 9.183°W / 42.950; -9.183
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Corcubión
municipality
Coat of arms of Corcubión
Location of Corcubión within Galicia
Location of Corcubión within Galicia
Area
 • Total6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,578
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.corcubion.info/en

Corcubión (AGAL ortography: Corcubiom) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra.

It is located on the river with the same name.

View from the promenade

History

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Corcubión belonged to the county of Traba, but later passed into the hands of the Count of Altamira.

Linguistic status

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The local government of the municipality was the first public institution to officially use the AGAL norm[citation needed] of the Galician language according to the Reintegrationism ideas, as seen in its website, offering options for "Galician" (NOMIGa) and "Galician-Portuguese" (AGAL), as well as Spanish and English.

Demography

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References

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Official Website City Council of Corcubion

42°57′N 9°11′W / 42.950°N 9.183°W / 42.950; -9.183

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.