Galicians
Galician bagpipers | |
| Total population | |
| c. 3.2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Spain 2,752,676 | |
| Galicia 2,397,613 | 2,397,613 |
| Province of A Coruña | 991,588 |
| Province of Pontevedra | 833,205 |
| Province of Lugo | 300,419 |
| Province of Ourense | 272,401 |
| Spain (excluding Galicia) | 355,063 |
| Argentina | 147,062 |
| Venezuela | 38,440–46,882 |
| Brazil | 38,554 |
| Uruguay | 35,369 |
| Cuba | 31,077 |
| Switzerland | 30,737 |
| France | 16,075 |
| United States | 14,172 |
| Germany | 13,305 |
| United Kingdom | 10,755 |
| Mexico | 9,895 |
| Galicians inscribed in the electoral census and living abroad combined (2013) | 414,650 |
| Languages | |
| Galician, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Portuguese, Asturians, Leonese people, other Spaniards | |
Galicians (Galician: galegos [ɡaˈleɣʊs] or pobo galego; Spanish: gallegos [ɡaˈʎeɣos]) are an ethnic group primarily residing in Galicia, northwest Iberian Peninsula. Historical emigration resulted in populations in other parts of Spain, Europe, and the Americas. Galicians possess distinct customs, culture, language, music, dance, sports, art, cuisine, and mythology. Galician, a Romance language derived from the Latin of ancient Roman Gallaecia, is their native language and a primary cultural expression. It shares a common origin with Portuguese, exhibiting 85% intelligibility, and similarities with other Iberian Romance languages like Asturian and Spanish. They are closely related to the Portuguese people. Two Romance languages are widely spoken and official in Galicia: the native Galician and Spanish.