Padrón

Padrón
Padrón
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 42°44′17″N 8°39′37″W / 42.73806°N 8.66028°W / 42.73806; -8.66028
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
ComarcaO Sar
Parroquia
List
  • Carcacía
  • Cruces
  • Herbón
  • Iria Flavia
Government
  TypeConcello
  MayorAntonio Fernández Angueira (Partido Popular de Galicia)
Area
  Total
48.37 km2 (18.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
8,386
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
DemonymPadroneses or Irienses
Time zoneCET (GMT +1)
  Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2)
Post code
15900
WebsiteOfficial website

Padrón (Galician pronunciation: [paˈðɾoŋ]) is a concello (Galician for municipality) in the Province of A Coruña, in Galicia (Spain) within the comarca of O Sar. It covers an area of 48.4 km2 (18.7 sq mi), is 95 km (59 mi) from A Coruña and 23 km (14 mi) from Santiago de Compostela. As of 2009, the town had population of 8,968 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Padrón is divided into five parishes:

  • (San Pedro de) Carcacía
  • (Santa María de) Cruces
  • (Santa María de) Herbón
  • (Santa María de) Iria Flavia (or Iría Flavia)
  • (Santiago de) Padrón