Folgoso do Courel

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Folgoso do Courel
Acampamento Courel, Esperante, Folgoso do Courel, Galiza.jpg
Camping site in Esperante, Folgoso do Courel.
Bandeira de Folgoso do Courel.svg
Escudo de Folgoso do Caurel (2009).svg
Situacion Folgoso do Courel.PNG
Location of A Folgoso do Courel
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Galicia.svg  Galicia
Province Lugo
Comarca Quiroga
Government
   Alcalde Dolores Castro Ochoaega (PPdeG)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total1,018
Demonym(s) courelao, -a
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
27017
Website Official website

Folgoso do Courel is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Quiroga.

It is one of the main villages in O Courel, a geohistorical land in the province of Lugo.

42°35′20″N7°11′43″W / 42.5889°N 7.1953°W / 42.5889; -7.1953



  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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