Ordes

Ordes
Municipality
Órdenes

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Ordes
Ordes

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 43°4′36″N 8°24′26″W / 43.07667°N 8.40722°W / 43.07667; -8.40722Coordinates: 43°4′36″N 8°24′26″W / 43.07667°N 8.40722°W / 43.07667; -8.40722
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Galicia
Province A Coruña
Comarca Ordes (region)
Government
  Alcalde Manuel Regos Boquete (UXO)
Area
  Total 157.23 km2 (60.71 sq mi)
Elevation 292 m (958 ft)
Demonym(s) Ordense
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 15680
Website Official website

Ordes is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ordes. The population in 2008 was 12,534 inhabitants, according to the INE.

Etymology

According to E. Bascuas, "Ordes", registered as Ordines in XI century, would derive from a form *ord- belonging to the old European hydronymy, and derived from the Indoeuropean root *er- 'flow, move'.[1]

References

  1. Edelmiro Bascuas, Hidronimia y léxico de origen paleoeuropeo en Galicia (pág. 132)


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