Ortegal is a comarca in the north of the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 km2, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census;Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid. the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
Municipalities The comarca comprises the following four municipalities:
Name ofmunicipalityPopulation(2001)Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.Population(2011)Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.Population(2022)Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid. Cariño4,8444,3743,699 Cerdido1,5681,3041,060 Mañón1,8701,5411,287 Ortigueira8,1726,6975,420 Totals16,45413,91611,466
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