Noia

Noia (Galician pronunciation: [ˈnɔjɐ]) is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of the comarca with the same name. It has a population of 14,947 inhabitants (2010),[2] being situated in the Province of A Coruña, some 20 miles west of Santiago de Compostela near the mouth of the Tambre river.

This article is about the town. For the icon theme, see Commons:Category:Noia icons. For the musician, see NOIA.
Noia
town
Seal
Situation of Noia within Galicia
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total14,271
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Church of Saint Martin

Noia was a thriving commercial port during the Low Middle Ages, being at that time the third most important town of the bishopric of Santiago de Compostela, after the capital and the town of Pontevedra. From that era it had preserved a notable old quarter, with a series of late Romanesque churches.

An image from Noia.

The "Dia das Letras Galegas" (Day of the Galician Writers) was celebrated in honour of Antón Avilés de Taramancos in 2003 and María Mariño Carou in 2007, both born in this town.

Demography
From:INR Archiv
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References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. IGE.

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