Carballeda de Avia | |
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municipality | |
Location in Galicia | |
Coordinates: 42°19′17″N 8°9′55″W / 42.32139°N 8.16528°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Comarca | O Ribeiro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Milia Méndez (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,317 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INE municipality code | 32018 |
Website | www |
Carballeda de Avia is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. It is located to the west of the province, 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) northwest of Ribadavia off the A-52 road.[3] As of 2012 it had a population of 1487 people. It is a wine-producing area with about 3000 hectares dedicated to vineyards, some of which are at an altitude of 479 metres (1,572 ft).[4][5] River valleys in the municipality include the Miño, Avia, Arnoia and Barbantiño.