Avión
Avión | |
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municipality | |
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Location in Galicia | |
![]() ![]() Avión Location in Galicia | |
Coordinates: 42°23′18″N 8°16′22″W / 42.38833°N 8.27278°WCoordinates: 42°23′18″N 8°16′22″W / 42.38833°N 8.27278°W | |
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Comarca | O Ribeiro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Montero Fernández (People's Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,806 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INE municipality code | 32004 |
Website | concelloavion |
Avión is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1,910 (2016)[1] and an area of 121 km².[3]
The town is the summer retreat of Spanish-Mexican millionaire Olegario Vázquez Raña who has hosted Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim there several times, and of other wealthy Mexicans who own summer homes there.[4]
Demography[]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "IGE - Principais resultados". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ http://www.elmundo.es/viajes/espana/2017/08/03/588b4a2422601d5f148b458c.html
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- Municipalities in the Province of Ourense
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