Vigo

Vigo (/ˈviːɡoʊ/, Galician: [ˈbiɣo], locally: [ˈbiħo, -xo], Spanish: [ˈbiɣo]) is a city on the Atlantic Ocean in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, north-west Spain.

Vigo is the most populous municipality in Galicia, and the 14th in Spain.

Vigo is in the south-west of Galicia, in the southern part of Vigo Bay. In the north-east, it borders the municipality of Redondela, in the east Mos, in the south O Porriño and Gondomar, and in the south-west Nigrán. On the other side of the bay are the municipalities of Cangas and Moaña. They are all part of the southern Galician region called Rias Baixas. Vigo is located just north of the border with Portugal and its nearest larger city is Portugal's second largest city of Porto.

Vigo and its metropolitan area is one of the main economic agents of the region.

History

In the Middle Ages, the small village of Vigo was part of the territory of Galician speaking neighbouring towns, particularly Tui, and suffered several Viking attacks. However, the number of inhabitants was so small that, historically, Vigo was not considered to be a real village until around the 15th century, when the earliest records began.

Vigo (disambiguation)

Vigo can refer to:

Places

People

Vigo is an Italian surname, probably derived from the Latin word vicus (neighbourhood or settlement). An alternative spelling found as a forename is Viggo. But also can be a Spanish last name. The City of Vigo in Galicia, Spain, has close to 500,000 population and it can be where the surname comes from.

Vigo (comarca)

Vigo is a comarca in the Galician province of Pontevedra. The overall population of this local region is 413,996.

Th comarca is formed from the following municipalities:

Coordinates: 42°12′00″N 8°41′00″W / 42.2°N 8.68333°W / 42.2; -8.68333