Mondariz

Municipality in Galicia, Spain

Coat of arms

Location of Mondariz within Galicia.

42°14′N 8°27′W / 42.233°N 8.450°W / 42.233; -8.450CountrySpainRegionGaliciaProvincePontevedraComarcaO CondadoParishesFrades, Gargamala, Lougares, Meirol, Mondariz, Mouriscados, Queimadelos, Riofrío, Sabaxáns, Toutón, Vilar, VilasobrosoGovernment

• TypeMayor-council • BodyConcello de Mondariz • MayorJulio Alén Montes (PPdeG)Area

• Land85.8 km² (33.1 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total4,496DemonymMondaricenseTime zoneCET (GMT +1) • Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2)Post code

36870

Area code+34 986 65Patron saintSanta LucíaWebsitewww.concellodemondariz.com

Mondariz is a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It has a population of 4,440 inhabitants.^[2]

Geography

Parishes

The municipality of Mondariz is formed by 12 parroquias (civil parishes). These parroquias can be further subdivided into lugares/aldeas (hamlets).

Frades
Gargamala
Lougares
Meirol
Mondariz
Mouriscados
Queimadelos
Riofrío
Sabaxáns
Toutón
Vilar
Vilasobroso

Governance

The municipality is administered by the Concello de Mondariz (Mondariz town council) consisting of a mayor and 12 councillors. Since 2019 municipal elections the municipality have been controlled by the Galician Nationalist Bloc, with the support of People's Party and Socialist Party.^[3]

Councillors

AporM			35.82%
BNG			23.73%
PPdeG			15.03%
PSdeG			12.37%
Cs			12.09%

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "IGE - Principais resultados". Instituto Galego de Estatística (in Galician).
^ "Resultados Electorales en Mondariz". El País (in Spanish).