Catoira

Infobox City
official_name = Concello de Catoira
nickname = Catoira


image_



map_caption = Situation of Catoira within Galicia
subdivision_type = Parroquias
subdivision_name = Oeste, Dimo, Catoira, Abalo
leader_title = Alcalde (Mayor)
leader_name = Alberto Garcia (PSOE)
area_note =
area_magnitude = 1 E7
area_total_km2 = 29.1
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
Perimeter=235
population_as_of = 2005
population_note = 3636
population_total = 3505 (INE)
population_density_km2 = 124.95
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CET
utc_offset_DST = +2
latitude = 42º 38' N.
longitude = 8º 41' W
footnotes =

Catoira is a municipality in Galicia (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula), in the province of Pontevedra.

Local festivals

The most important celebrations include

*the Romería Vikinga -The first Sunday in August (Declared of International Touristic Interest),
*the Supervisory Celebrations
*Feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua -2º Sunday in July -, during which the famous Gastronomical Celebration "da Solla" is celebrated. The different parishes celebrate (during the summer) its local celebrations.
*The most important of these is the "Festa da parroquia de Oeste", or "Festas de Santabaia", on the second August weekend. There are also very important celebrations in honor of San Antonio de Dimo (the first Sunday in July)

External links

* [http://www.catoira.es/ Official council web site: All things about Catoira]
* [http://www.catoira.net/ Official web site of the San Antonio Society.(Catoira) (-other webpages:catoira.org/eu))]
* [http://www.vikinga.es/ Official web about viking festival of Catoira]
* [http://www.astorres.com/ Web of the canoeing club "As Torres"]
* [http://www.ateneovikingo.com/ Ateneo vikingo]