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Baleira
Municipality

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Coordinates: 43°0′6″N 7°14′21″W / 43.00167°N 7.23917°W / 43.00167; -7.23917
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Lugo
Comarca	A Fonsagrada
Area
• Total	168.2 km² (64.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,049 m (3,442 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	1,268
• Density	7.5/km² (20/sq mi)
Website	concellodebaleira.es

Baleira is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. In 2002, 1,845 people lived in Baleira. It belongs to the comarca of Fonsagrada. The capital of the municipality is O Cádavo, a name often given by extension to the entire municipality. Its population in 2009 was 1,584 people according to the municipal register of inhabitants.

It is located on the Camino Primitivo path of the Camino de Santiago.

Economy

Baleira has always lived on livestock and agriculture. Livestock is a basic pillar of the economy of the municipality for different areas. In the valley area of Eo there are predominantly dairy cows so this area has an important part in milk production in the province of Lugo. In the most mountainous area of the municipality, the most usual Galician cow is called the blonde or la llamada rubia Gallega in Spanish. This area specializes in the production of meat and although there are very few sheep they are also important to the economy. With respect to agriculture, this is usually subsistence. Families practice agriculture for their own benefit, with no large holdings of said activity.

Civil parishes

A Braña (San Miguel)
Córneas (Santiago)
Cubilledo (Santiago)
A Degolada (San Lourenzo)
A Esperela (San Pedro)
A Fontaneira (Santiago)
Fonteo (Santa María)
A Lastra (San Xoán)
Librán (Santa Mariña)
Martín (Santiago)
Pousada (San Lourenzo)
Retizós (Santa María Madanela)

Famous persons

Manuel Portela Nogueira (lawyer)

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

v t e Municipalities in the province of Lugo
Abadín Alfoz Antas de Ulla Baleira Baralla Barreiros Becerreá Begonte Bóveda Burela Carballedo Castro de Rei Castroverde Cervantes Cervo Chantada O Corgo Cospeito Folgoso do Courel A Fonsagrada Foz Friol Guitiriz Guntín O Incio Láncara Lourenzá Lugo Meira Mondoñedo Monforte de Lemos Monterroso Muras Navia de Suarna Negueira de Muñiz As Nogais Ourol Outeiro de Rei Palas de Rei Pantón Paradela O Páramo A Pastoriza Pedrafita do Cebreiro A Pobra do Brollón Pol A Pontenova Portomarín Quiroga Rábade Ribadeo Ribas de Sil Ribeira de Piquín Riotorto Samos Sarria O Saviñao Sober Taboada Trabada Triacastela O Valadouro O Vicedo Vilalba Viveiro Xermade Xove

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