Before traveling to a destination it is important to know aspects related to its geography and its population. Therefore, it is advisable to look at a map that gives us this information. In this article, we show you several maps of Galicia, Spain. In addition, we give you some interesting information.
Below you have an index with all the points that we are going to deal with in this article.
Political map
Galicia is one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. It has an area of 29.575 km² and more than 2,7 million inhabitants live there.
As we can see in this map, it is located in the north of the country, so it borders with Portugal. The communities with which it communicates are Castilla y León and Asturias.
Galicia is divided into four provinces: Lugo, Ourense, La Coruña and Pontevedra. In the following image you can see where each of them is located and which are their most important locations:
On the other hand, Galicia has an extensive road network that connects all its municipalities, known as councils, as you can see in the following map:
Physical map
One of the aspects that stands out the most about the relief of Galicia is that it has 1.500 km of coastline. In addition, we find numerous estuaries, valleys that have been submerged below the bar. These are divided into the Rías Bajas and the Rías Altas.
One of the most popular coastal areas is the Death Coast o Costa de la Muerte, located in La Coruña. Here you will find impressive landscapes and beautiful beaches.
Regarding its characteristics hydrographic, Galicia has a significant number of rivers, although the vast majority are not navigable due to their small size.
Tourist maps
Santiago de Compostela is the most famous city in Galicia, since the route known as the Camino de Santiago. Its most emblematic building is the cathedral, built between the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries.
In relation to the Camino de Santiago, there is no single itinerary, but there are several options depending on the area you travel. Among these are the French Way, the Portuguese Way and the North Way.
In the following map you can see where some of these alternatives converge that, as we have indicated previously, end in Santiago de Compostela:
Historical map
Although today making a map is a fairly easy task thanks to technological advances, in ancient times it was an arduous task. Also, despite best efforts, the maps were not entirely accurate.
History buffs like to look at old maps. In this image, you can see a XNUMXth century map showing the so-called Kingdom of Galicia:
In it the populations of that time were reflected, as well as the main rivers of the territory, the borders with the surrounding areas and the approximate shape of the coast.
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