Vigo

Vigo
Municipality
Panoramic view Quiñones de León museum El sireno Cíes Islands Plaza de la Constitución
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Olive City
Location of Vigo
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Coordinates: 42°13′53″N 8°42′45″W / 42.231356°N 8.712447°W / 42.231356; -8.712447
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	Vigo
Government
• Type	Ayuntamiento
• Body	Concello de Vigo
• Mayor	Abel Caballero (PSdeG-PSOE)
Area
• Municipality	109.1 km2 (42.1 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Municipality	293,642
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
• Metro	481,268
Demonym(s)	Vigoan vigués (m), viguesa (f) olívico (m), olívica (f)
GDP [2]
• Metro	€20.125 billion (2020)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	36200-36392
Area code	+34 986
Website	hoxe.vigo.org

Vigo (Galician: [ˈbiɣʊ], locally [ˈbiħʊ]; Spanish: [ˈbiɣo] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo.

The municipality, with an area of 109.06 km² (42.11 sq mi) and a population of 292,374 in 2022 including rural parishes, is the most populous municipality in Galicia. The area of the municipality includes the Cíes Islands, part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.

Vigo is one of the region's primary economic agents, owing to the French Stellantis Vigo Plant and to its port.^[3] Close to the Portugal–Spain border, Vigo is part of the Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion. The European Fisheries Control Agency is headquartered in Vigo.