Corcubión (AGAL ortography: Corcubiom) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra.
Corcubión | |
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municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Corcubión within Galicia | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,578 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.corcubion.info/en |
It is located on the river with the same name.
History edit
Corcubión belonged to the county of Traba, but later passed into the hands of the Count of Altamira.
Linguistic status edit
The local government of the municipality was the first public institution to officially use the AGAL norm[citation needed] of the Galician language according to the Reintegrationism ideas, as seen in its website, offering options for "Galician" (NOMIGa) and "Galician-Portuguese" (AGAL), as well as Spanish and English.
Demography edit
References edit
Official Website City Council of Corcubion
42°57′N 9°11′W / 42.950°N 9.183°W
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.