Rábade

Rábade
Rábade
Municipality
	San Vicenzo de Rábade
	Flag Coat of arms
	Situation of Rábade within Galicia
	Coordinates: 43°06′00″N 7°37′00″W / 43.1°N 7.616667°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Galicia
Province	Lugo
Comarca	Lugo
Parroquia	List Rábade;
Government
• Type	Concello
• Mayor	Francisco Xosé Fernández Montes
Area
• Total	5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,501
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Post code	27370
Area code	+34 982
Website	http://www.rabade.org

Rábade, also known as San Vicenzo de Rábade, is a town and in the province of Lugo, and the smallest municipality in Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Lugo. Rábade has a population of about 1500 and an area of 5.2 km². It is at an altitude of 400 meters.

Until 28 May 1925 Rábade was part of Begonte.

The town's name is of Arabic origin.^[2]^{[dubious – discuss]}

Rábade holds market days on the 2nd and 22nd of every month and on those days you can eat a traditional dish: octopus. It has celebrations on 22 and 23 January and 15 August. The Copa Miño de Piragüismo is a local tourist attraction.

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Conde, Xavier Frías. "O elemento árabe en galego (II)" [The Arabic element in Galician]. Revista Galega de Filoloxia (in Galician) (3): 35-80 [78]. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via ResearchGate.