Noia, Spain

Noia, Spain

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Noia Spain

Noia (Galician pronunciation: [ˈnɔjɐ]) is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of the comarca with the same name. It has a population of 14,947 inhabitants in2010, being situated in the Province of A Coruña, some 20 miles west of Santiago de Compostela near the mouth of the Tambre river. Noia was a thriving commercial port during the Low Middle Ages, being at that time the third most important town of the bishopric of Santiago de Compostela, after the capital and the town of Pontevedra. From that era it had preserved a notable old quarter, with a series of late Romanesque churches. The "Dia das Letras Galegas" (Day of the Galician Writers) was celebrated in honour of Antón Avilés de Taramancos in 2003 and María Mariño Carou in 2007, both born in this town. Noia is one of the Galician municipalities with more impulse and tourist attraction of the territory, with a large number of inhabitants compared to the extension of its territory. Noia is located on the western slope of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, within the territorial limits of the province of A Coruña, forming part of the region of the same name. It covers an area of around 38 square kilometres, with a population of around 30,000 inhabitants, half of whom live in the town of Noia.
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Santiago (SCQ)
Nearby destinations
  • Santiago de Compostela a 29.81 km
  • Rias Baixas a 39.45 km
  • Pontevedra a 44.88 km