Outeiro de Rei is a municipality located in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Lugo. In 2016, it had a population of 5047 according to the INE.
Etymology The Galician word outeiro is derived from Latin altarium, meaning a high or elevated territory.Moralejo Laso, A. (1977): Toponimia gallega y leonesa. Santiago de Compostela: Editorial Pico Sacro, páx. 110, 280 e 322. ISBN 84-85170-20-2 De Rei means "of the king" in Galician, and can be found as a suffix in multiple other toponyms of Galicia.
External links Outeiro de Rei page at Diputación Provincial de Lugo Outeiro de Rei page in Galician Wikipedia
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