Pol, Lugo

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Pol
Municipality
Coat of arms of Pol
Pol is located in Spain
Pol
Pol
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 43°21′49″N 7°28′30″W / 43.36361°N 7.47500°W / 43.36361; -7.47500
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceLugo
ComarcaMeira
Government
 • MayorLino Rodríguez Ónega
Area
 • Total124.46 km2 (48.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,616
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demonym(s)polense, -a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
WebsiteOfficial website

Pol is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. Its capital is Mosteiro.

History[edit]

It has been historically linked to the arrival of Briton immigrants in Galicia during the Dark Ages period (see Bishop Maeloc and Britonia).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.