Ferrol | |
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Municipality | |
 Ferrol Port | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ferrol Location of Ferrol within Galicia .svg) Ferrol Ferrol (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′N 8°15′W / 43.467°N 8.250°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | Ferrol |
| Fishing Village | 1st century BC |
| Christian Outpost | 8th century |
| Royal Arsenal | 16th century |
| Royal Dockyard | 18th century |
| Parishes | Brión, A Cabana, Covas, Doniños, Esmelle, Ferrol, A Graña, Leixa, Mandiá, Marmancón, A Mariña, Trasancos, Serantes |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Concello de Ferrol |
| • Mayor | Jorge Suárez (Ferrol en Común) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.9 km2 (31.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 66,799 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | ferrolan (m), ferrolana (f) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postcode | 15401–15406 |
| Area code | +34 981 |
| Website | http://www.ferrol.es/ |
Ferrol (In the neighbourhood of Strabo's Cape Nerium, modern day Cape Prior) (Galician pronunciation: [feˈrɔl]), is a city in the Province of A Coruña in Galicia, on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain. According to the 2014 census, the city has a population of 70,389.
