Arteixo

Arteixo
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Arteixo within Galicia
Coordinates: 43°18′16″N 8°30′41″W / 43.30444°N 8.51139°W / 43.30444; -8.51139Coordinates: 43°18′16″N 8°30′41″W / 43.30444°N 8.51139°W / 43.30444; -8.51139
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	A Coruña
Parroquias	Armentón, Arteixo, Barrañán, Chamín, Lañas, Larín, Loureda, Monteagudo, Morás, Oseiro, Pastoriza, Sorrizo, Suevos
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Carlos Calvelo Martínez (PP)
Area
• Total	93.76 km2 (36.20 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	31,917
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.arteixo.es www.arteixoatlantico.com/en

Arteixo (Galician pronunciation: [aɾˈtejʃo]) is a municipality in the Province of A Coruña, part of the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Its area is 93.76 km² and its population is 31,005 (2013). Its population density is 317.43 people/km².

It is an industrial town that belongs to A Coruña metropolitan area.

Notable landmarks are a Repsol refinery - with its associated industry - and the corporate headquarters of Inditex which is better known for its worldwide chain of clothing stores, Zara.^[2]

It also has tungsten, titanium and tin mines.

As of 2007, the Outer Harbour of A Coruña is being built here, in the Peninsula, to replace the busy harbour that is now in the city centre. The construction is planned to finish in 2020.

Demographics[]

Geography[]

It is drained by rivers Seixedo and Arteixo.

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