Arzúa

For other uses, see Arzúa (disambiguation).

Arzúa
municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Arzúa within Galicia
Parroquias	Santa María de Arzúa, Santiago de Arzúa, Boente, Brandeso, Branzá, Burres, Calvos de Sobrecamiño, O Campo, Castañeda, Dodro, Dombodán, Figueiroa, Lema, Maroxo, A Mella, Oíns, Pantiñobre, Rendal, Tronceda, Viladavil, Vilantime & Viñós
Area
• Total	155.89 km^2 (60.19 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	6,053
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Concello de Arzúa

Arzúa (Galician pronunciation: [aɾˈzu.a], Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈθu.a]) is a municipality in the province A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It has an area of 155.89 km^2, a population of 6,315 (2012 estimate), and a population density of 40.64 people/km^2. It is one of the Galician municipalities with more cows per capita rate in Galicia.

Although the region has long been settled, even pre-dating Roman occupation, the current population of the town are mostly of Basque extraction.[2]

The village is for many pilgrims the last stopping point before the last day trek into Santiago de Compostella. The French Way and the Northern Way (Camino del Norte) of Camino join in a single path in Arzúa before arriving to Santiago.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1900	9,036	—
1930	8,743	−3.2%
1950	10,754	+23.0%
1981	7,377	−31.4%
2012	6,315	−14.4%
Source: Article in Spanish and Galician

Cuisine

The municipalities of Arzúa and A Ulloa are notable for being the location of origin of Arzúa-Ulloa cheese, which holds Protected designation of origin (PDO) status.[3]

See also

• List of municipalities in A Coruña

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Gitlitz & Davidson, The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook, 2000, St Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-25416-4
3. "Arzúa-Ulloa Cheese in Spain: spanish food from Galicia | Spain.info in English". www.Spain.info. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.

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