Camariñas

Camariñas
Cabo Vilán, northwest of Camariñas
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°7′48″N 9°11′6″W / 43.13000°N 9.18500°W / 43.13000; -9.18500Coordinates: 43°7′48″N 9°11′6″W / 43.13000°N 9.18500°W / 43.13000; -9.18500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	Terra de Soneira
Partido judicial	Corcubión
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Valeriano Alonso de León
Area
• Total	51.60 km2 (19.92 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,322
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.camarinas.net

Camariñas is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Soneira. An important fishing center, it is renowned all over Spain by the bobbin lace work of its women (the palilleiras).

To the northwest are the impressive cliffs of Cape Vilan (Cabo Vilán "Cape Villain", due to bad currents and many wrecks), a protected natural site.

Fishing harbor, Camariñas

Bay of Camariñas

Museum of Bobbin Lace

Cliffs of Cabo Vilán

Demography[]

From: INE Archiv

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