Ordes
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Municipality | |||
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Location of Ordes | |||
Ordes Location in Spain | |||
Coordinates: 43°4′36″N 8°24′26″W / 43.07667°N 8.40722°WCoordinates: 43°4′36″N 8°24′26″W / 43.07667°N 8.40722°W | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Galicia | ||
Province | A Coruña | ||
Comarca | Ordes (region) | ||
Government | |||
• Alcalde | Manuel Regos Boquete (UXO) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 157.23 km2 (60.71 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) | ||
Demonym(s) | Ordense | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 15680 | ||
Website | Official website |
Ordes is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ordes. The population in 2008 was 12,534 inhabitants, according to the INE.
Etymology
According to E. Bascuas, "Ordes", registered as Ordines in XI century, would derive from a form *ord- belonging to the old European hydronymy, and derived from the Indoeuropean root *er- 'flow, move'.[1]
References
- ↑ Edelmiro Bascuas, Hidronimia y léxico de origen paleoeuropeo en Galicia (pág. 132)
External links
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