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O Porriño — Municipality — 
Coat of armsLocation of the municipality of O Porriño within Galicia
Location of the municipality of O Porriño within Galicia
O PorriñoCoordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°37′00″W / 42.16666°N 8.61666°W Country Spain Region Galicia Province Pontevedra County Vigo Parrishes Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño, Torneiros Government – Type Mayor-council – Body Concello do Porriño – Mayor Nelson Santos Argibay (CxP) Area – Total 62 km2 (23.9 sq mi) – Land 62 km2 (23.9 sq mi) – Water 0 km2 (0 sq mi) Elevation 109 m (358 ft) Population (2005)INE – Total 16,576 – Density 267/km2 (691.5/sq mi) Demonym porriñés (m), porriñesa (f) Time zone CET (GMT +1) – Summer (DST) CEST (GMT +2) (UTC) Post code 36400 Area code(s) +34 986 Website http://www.concellodoporrino.net/ O Porriño (Spanish: Porriño) is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.
It is an industrial town, in the metropolitan area of Vigo, of which it is an important economic dependency. One of its main industries is granite production. O Porriño's granite is worldwide known as Rosa Porriño (Pink Porriño), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
From O Porriño came the architect Antonio Palacios, known for the use of granite in his work, such as the Telecommunications Palace in Madrid, the García Barbón Theater in Vigo, or the town hall of its home town among others.
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Parroquias
The municipality is formed by eight parroquias (parishes)
- Atios (Santa Eulalia)
- Budiño, O Porriño (San Salvador)
- Cans (San Esteban)
- Chenlo (San Juan)
- Mosende (San Diego)
- Pontellas (Santiago)
- O Porriño (Santa María)
- Torneiros (San Salvador)
Notable people
- Antonio Palacios, architect (1872-1945)
See also
- List of municipalities in Spain
- Vigo
External links
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Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°37′00″W / 42.1666666767°N 8.61666667667°W
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