Catoira

Catoira
municipality
Old town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Catoira Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°40′0″N 8°43′18″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	Caldas
Government
• Mayor	Xoán Castaño Conde (BNG)
Area
• Total	29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	3,274
• Density	113/km2 (291/sq mi)
Demonym	Catoirenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)
Website	www.catoira.es

Catoira is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, located in the province of Pontevedra. It's known for the ruins of the Torres do Oeste (Towers of the West), a fortification built in the Early Middle Ages as a defense against Viking attacks.

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1877	2,059	—
1887	1,767	−1.52%
1900	1,918	+0.63%
1910	2,211	+1.43%
1920	2,321	+0.49%
1930	2,646	+1.32%
1940	2,846	+0.73%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1950	2,962	+0.40%
1960	3,244	+0.91%
1970	3,431	+0.56%
1980	3,732	+0.84%
1990	3,653	−0.21%
2000	3,451	−0.57%
2010	3,499	+0.14%

Source: From: INE Archiv

Local festivals

The most important celebrations include:

• the Viking Festival of Catoira, held on the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Tourist Interest),
• the Supervisory Celebrations
• Feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua, held on the second Sunday in July, during which the famous Gastronomical Celebration "da Solla" is celebrated. The local parishes have (during the summer) their own celebrations.
• The most important of these is the Festa da parroquia de Oeste, or Festas de Santabaia, on the second weekend in August. There are also very important celebrations in honor of San Antonio de Dimo (the first Sunday in July)

See also

• List of municipalities in Pontevedra

External links

• Official website
• Official web site of the San Antonio Society
• Official web about viking festival of Catoira Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Canoeing club "As Torres"
• Ateneo vikingo