Cerdedo

Concello de Cerdedo
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Situation of Cerdedo within Galicia
Coordinates: 42°32′N 8°23.5′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Parroquias	8
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Silvestre José Balseiros Guinarte
Area
• Total	79.8 km2 (30.8 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,916
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
	(INE)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)

Cerdedo is a former municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.

Location

Located in the region known as Tabeirós - Terra de Montes, bordered to the north by Forcarei and A Estrada, to the west by Cotobade (with which it has since been amalgamated) and Campo Lameiro and to the east by Forcarei.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1900 5,331 —     1930 5,265 −1.2% 1950 5,888 +11.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1981 4,251 −27.8% 2012 1,916 −54.9%
Source: Article in Spanish and Galician

The population in 2012 was 1,916.

Civil parishes

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes:

• Castro (Santa Baia)
• Cerdedo (San Xoán)
• Figueiroa (San Martiño)
• Folgoso (Santa María)
• Parada (San Pedro)
• Pedre (Santo Estevo)
• Quireza (San Tomé)
• Tomonde (Santa María)