Baiona, Pontevedra
Baiona | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
View of the port from the Montereal castle. | |
| Nickname: Baiona | |
Situation of Baiona within Galicia | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′4″N 8°51′2″W / 42.11778°N 8.85056°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | Vigo |
| Parroquias | Baiona, Baredo, Baíña, Belesar, Sabaris |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde (Mayor) | Ángel Rodal Almuíña |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.35 km2 (13.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 12,134 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
| Website | Official website |
Baiona is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
It is a tourist town with a medieval historical center situated by the outlet of the Vigo Bay. Its population of just over 11,000 rises to around 45,000 in summer, if one includes the tourists. Since it is on the Portuguese Way, one pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago 30,000 hikers also visit the town every year. Other than tourism the major economic activities revolve around fishing.