Cedeira

Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the northern coast of the Rías Altas. Cedeira has a population of 6,626 inhabitants (INE, 2022).

Cedeira
Municipality
Parish of San Andrés de Teixido.
Flag Coat of arms
Cedeira Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°39′N 08°03′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	Ferrol
Government
• Mayor	Pablo Moreda Gil
Area
• Total	85.86 km2 (33.15 sq mi)
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	6,794
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Parroquias

• Cedeira (Santa María do Mar)
• Cervo (Santalla)
• Esteiro (San Fiz)
• Montoxo (San Xiao)
• Piñeiro (San Cosme)
• Régoa (Santa María)
• San Román de Montoxo (San Román)

Demography

From:INE Archiv

Economy

Travelers from Cedeira travel to South Africa, Terranova in Canada or the Irish Box to fish. Most of the fish, mainly tuna, is canned and stored in warehouses locally for later distribution to different parts of Spain and Europe.

Farming, horse breeding and timber production, together with services are the main economic activities. Since the late 1980s Cedeira has developed into a coastal resort.

Wind-mill parks are common in Ferrolterra, particularly in the boroughs of Cariño, Cedeira and A Capela.

Santo André de Teixido

Nearby is the site of Santo André (or San Andres), a pre-Christian pilgrimage site, with a holy well. Parts of the chapel at San Andres dates from the 12th century, although most of the structure was designed by Miguel Lopez de la Peña and built in 1789. The earliest reference to Christian pilgrimage there comes from a 1391 manuscript, in which a woman from nearby Viveiro says:

Iten mando yr por min en romaria yr per min a Santo Andre of Teixido, porque Ilo tenno prometudo, tenno, et que le ponnan enno seu altar hua candea commo he hua muller de meu estado

The cliffs of San Andres are described as the highest in Europe.

Culture

Cedeira hosts a small Medieval Fair in one of its main squares each year. In addition, the gastronomical "Percebe" (barnacle) festival is held in July.