Ferrol (comarca)


Ferrol is a coastal comarca in the northwest of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is also known as Ferrolterra. The area is 613.4 km2, and the overall population of this comarca was 161,154 at the 2011 Census; the latest official estimate was 153,776..

Municipalities

It is composed of 11 municipalities, two of which are considered cities.
Six municipalities provide the urban division of the comarca as they form the urban area located around Ferrol Bay. These towns are very dependent on Ferrol and Narón and are closely connected between themselves.
The more rural zone to the east and north consists of Valdoviño, Moeche, Somozas and San Sadurniño municipalities. Finally the area of Cedeira, which forms a small zone by itself along the north coast, has much in common with the Ortegal Comarca to its east.
Name of
municipality
Population
Population
Population
Ferrol77,95071,69066,799
Ares5,0035,7745,671
Fene14,49613,80713,013
Mugardos5,7185,4725,307
Narón32,20439,07439,115
Mugardos5,7185,4725,307
Total Urban141,089141,289135,212
Valdoviño6,8056,8736,613
Moeche1,4891,3581,226
Somozas1,3961,2811,103
San Sadurniño3,2203,0852,828
Cedeira7,5007,2686,794
Total Rural20,41019,86518,564
Total Combined161,499161,154153,776