A Rúa

A Rúa
A Rúa
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°24′N 7°06′W / 42.400°N 7.100°W / 42.400; -7.100
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaValdeorras
Government
  MayorMaría González Albert (Galician Nationalist Bloc)
Area
  Total
35.9 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation
317 m (1,040 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
4,359
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.arua.es

A Rúa is a mostly rural municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Valdeorras. It is 101 km (63 mi) from the provincial capital, Ourense. An inhabitant of the area is known as a rués (plural rueses).

It contains three parroquias: A Rúa de Valdeorras, Roblido and San Xulián.