Pontedeume
# Pontedeume

Pontedeume (Galician pronunciation:) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.

The town was founded ex novo by the town charter of Alfonso X the Wise in 1270. The town is located on the English Way path of the Camino de Santiago.

## Industry

Farming and services are the main economic activities, though from the late 1950s, and particularly from the mid 1970s, Pontedeume has developed into a coastal resort.

## Geography

### Parishes

Pontedeume is divided into 8 parishes: Andrade (San Martiño), Boebre (Santiago), Breamo (San Miguel), Centroña (Santa María), Nogueirosa (San Cosme), Ombre (Santa María), Pontedeume (Santiago) and Vilar (San Pedro).

## Demography

In 1868 and from 1877 to 1890 the territory of Vilarmaior was a part of the municipality of Pontedeume. This explains the pronounced fall in the population between 1877 and 1900.

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1877 | 8,610 | — |
| 1887 | 8,659 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 6,097 | −29.6% |
| 1910 | 6,989 | +14.6% |
| 1920 | 7,160 | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 7,576 | +5.8% |
| 1940 | 8,183 | +8.0% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1950 | 8,347 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 8,395 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 8,227 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | 8,714 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 8,817 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8,696 | −1.4% |
| 2010 | 8,305 | −4.5% |

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## Notable people

* Fátima Rodríguez (b. 1961), Spanish writer, translator
