Rábade

Municipality in Galicia, Spain

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Situation of Rábade within Galicia

Coordinates: 43°06′00″N 7°37′00″W / 43.1°N 7.616667°W / 43.1; -7.616667CountrySpainAutonomous CommunityGaliciaProvinceLugoComarcaLugoParroquia

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Rábade

Government

• TypeConcello • MayorFrancisco Xosé Fernández MontesArea

• Total5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total1,501 • Density290/km² (750/sq mi)Time zoneCET (GMT +1) • Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2)Post code

27370

Area code+34 982Websitehttp://www.rabade.org

Rábade, also known as San Vicenzo de Rábade, is a town and in the province of Lugo, and the smallest municipality in Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Lugo. Rábade has a population of about 1500 and an area of 5.2 km². It is at an altitude of 400 meters.

Until 28 May 1925 Rábade was part of Begonte.

The town's name is of Arabic origin.^[2]^{[dubious – discuss]}

Rábade holds market days on the 2nd and 22nd of every month and on those days you can eat a traditional dish: octopus. It has celebrations on 22 and 23 January and 15 August. The Copa Miño de Piragüismo is a local tourist attraction.

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Conde, Xavier Frías. "O elemento árabe en galego (II)" [The Arabic element in Galician]. Revista Galega de Filoloxia (in Galician) (3): 35-80 [78]. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via ResearchGate.