O Porriño facts for kids

Quick facts for kids O Porriño
Municipality
O Porriño train station (February 2011)
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of O Porriño within Galicia
O Porriño Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	Vigo
Parrishes	Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño, Torneiros
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Concello do Porriño
Area
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
• Land	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	19,740
• Density	318.4/km2 (825/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	porriñés, -a
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Post code	36400
Area code(s)	+34 986
Website	Official website: https://oporrino.org/

O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.

As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.

On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.

Parroquias

The municipality is formed of eight parroquias (parishes)

• Atios (Santa Baia)
• Budiño, O Porriño (San Salvador)
• Cans (Santo Estevo)
• Chenlo (San Xoán)
• Mosende (San Diego)
• Pontellas (Santiago)
• O Porriño (Santa María)
• Torneiros (San Salvador)

Notable people

• Antonio Palacios - Architect known for his use of granite on his works, such as the Cybele Palace in Madrid, the Garcia Barbon Theatre in Vigo, O Porriño's town hall, etc. (1872–1945)
• Claudio Giráldez - Retired footballer and head coach of RC Celta Fortuna.
• Andrea Pérez Alonso - Sporting Lisboa basketball player.

See also

In Spanish: Porriño para niños