Alfoz

Alfoz
Location of Alfoz
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
ProvinceLugo
ComarcaA Mariña Central
Government
 • AlcaldeEfigenia Maseda Paz (VIA Alfoz)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
1,757
Demonym(s)alfocego, -a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
27...
WebsiteOfficial website

Alfoz (Galician pronunciation: [alˈfɔθ]) is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is in the comarca of A Mariña Central. It borders the municipalities of Foz, Mondoñedo, Abadín and O Valadouro.

The population in 2008 was 2,133 people according to the municipal register of inhabitants. Alfoz is the antipodes of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Parishes

  • Adelán (Santiago)
  • Bacoi (Santa María)
  • Carballido (San Sebastián)
  • O Castro de Ouro (San Salvador)
  • Lagoa (San Vicente)

43°31′41″N 7°24′50″W / 43.528°N 7.414°W / 43.528; -7.414


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