Galicia
Map of Galicia
060 km (37 mi)120 km (75 mi)180 km (112 mi)240 km (149 mi)
Height
-1 m (-3 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), Max altitude 2109 m (6920 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Galicia
Height from south to north in Galicia
1North Atlantic Ocean (West), Bay of Biscay (North)0 m2Minho4 to 513 m3Sil173 to 670 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Santiago de Compostela
Population: 2,703,353 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 29,574 km² / 11,419 sq mi
People from Galicia are called: Galician
Created: 1981
Subdivisions: 4
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Trevinca (2 127 m)
Lowest point: −1 m
Borders
- Castile and León — East
- Asturias — Northeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00