O Incio

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O Incio
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O Incio
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°38′55″N7°13′48″W / 42.64861°N 7.23000°W / 42.64861; -7.23000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Lugo
Comarca Sarria
Government
  MayorÁngel Camino Copa
Area
  Total146.09 km2 (56.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total1,609
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Official website

O Incio is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria.

The main attraction is the small church of Hospital, surrounded by oak and chestnut forest in a western orientated narrow valley. It is a very well preserved Romanesque church from the 12th century, in of grey marble. Part of the decoration is taken from the ruins of the nearby Roman town of Lucus Augusti (modern day Lugo).[ citation needed ]

The municipality has 28 parishes and 187 populated places. [2] The total population was 1533 inhabitants in 2021. [3]

P0pulated places in O Incio

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "DOG 83 del 03/05/1999 - DECRETO 105/1999, de 8 de abril, por el que se determinan los nombres oficiales de las parroquias pertenecientes a los ayuntamientos de Bóveda, Cospeito, Guitiriz, O Incio, Monforte de Lemos, Paradela, A Pobra do Brollón, Quiroga, Rábade, Samos, Sarria, Triacastela e Xermade (provincia de Lugo)". www.xunta.gal. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities". www.ine.es. Retrieved 4 August 2024.