Lalín
title: "Lalín" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-in-the-province-of-pontevedra"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-in-the-province-of-pontevedra" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalín" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lalín |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | LALÍN TOWN HALL 02.jpg |
| image_caption | City Hall |
| image_flag | File:Flag of Lalín.svg |
| image_shield | Escudo de Lalín.svg |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 4 |
| mapframe-marker | city |
| map_caption | Location of Lalín |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Spain |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Spain |
| subdivision_type2 | Autonomous community |
| subdivision_name2 | Galicia |
| subdivision_type3 | Province |
| subdivision_name3 | Pontevedra |
| subdivision_type4 | Comarca |
| subdivision_name4 | O Deza |
| seat_type | |
| coordinates | |
| area_total_km2 | 326.83 |
| established_title | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_demonym | Lalinense |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| blank_name_sec1 | Official language(s) |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 36500 |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_name | José Crespo |
| leader_party | PPdeG |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Lalín | settlement_type = Municipality | official_name = | native_name = | image_skyline = LALÍN TOWN HALL 02.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = City Hall | image_flag = File:Flag of Lalín.svg | image_shield = Escudo de Lalín.svg | nickname = | motto = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 4 | mapframe-marker = city |map_caption = Location of Lalín | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Spain | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Spain | subdivision_type2 = Autonomous community | subdivision_name2 = Galicia | subdivision_type3 = Province | subdivision_name3 = Pontevedra | subdivision_type4 = Comarca | subdivision_name4 = O Deza | seat_type = | seat = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 326.83 | established_title = | established_date = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_demonym = Lalinense | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = Official language(s) | blank_info_sec1 = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 36500 | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_name = José Crespo | leader_party = PPdeG | website = | footnotes =
Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of O Deza.
The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014). The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km2, being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km2.
Located in the northeast of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by Silleda and Vila de Cruces to the northwest, Forcarei to the west, Agolada and Rodeiro to the northeast, Dozón to the southeast and O Irixo to the south, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except Forcarei and O Irixo.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Lalín is twinned with:
- POR Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
- FRA Lalinde, France
- GER Linden, Germany
- NED Linden (Cuijk), Netherlands
- BEL Lubbeek, Belgium
- AUT Sankt Georgen am Walde, Austria
References
References
- http://www.ige.eu/igebdt/esq.jsp?paxina=002003001&c=-1&ruta=fichas%2Fbdmunicipal_tablas.jsp%3FESP%3D36024 Censo Lalín 2007
- "Linden groet Linden". Lubbeek.
- "Lalin (Espanha)". Cabeceiras de Basto.
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