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Vigo is the largest city in Galicia located in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. As of 2005 census, the population of the city of Vigo proper was 293.725, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 420,672, ranking as the 14th-largest urban area of Spain. The city is wellknow by its fishing industry, its food, cultural & night life and his football team Celta de Vigo.
It is the leading industrial area in Galicia. There are automobile industry, shipyards and auxiliary industry. Situated in Vigo is Galicia's leading employer, PSA Peugeot Citroën, which in 2003 produced a total of 473,000 vehicles, of which more than 88% were sold outside Spain.
Vigo is the largest fishing port in Europe, and the home port of the world's largest fishing company, Pescanova. Vigo has been chosen to be, in the nearest future, the headquarter of the European Fisheries Agency.
"A movida viguesa" was an hedonistic cultural movement that took place in Vigo during the 80s triggered by the explosion of liberties after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Most important artists of this postmodern movement were musicians; particularly new wave bands such as Siniestro Total, Golpes Bajos, Aerolineas Federales, Semen Up or Os Resentidos.
At the moment the city still has notorius bands like Ivan Ferreiro, Deluxe or Mon.
The locally produced award-winning feature movie Mondays In The Sun (original title Los lunes al sol) evocatively depicts the life of several men who have lost their work at the port.
It is the leading industrial area in Galicia. There are automobile industry, shipyards and auxiliary industry. Situated in Vigo is Galicia's leading employer, PSA Peugeot Citroën, which in 2003 produced a total of 473,000 vehicles, of which more than 88% were sold outside Spain.
Vigo is the largest fishing port in Europe, and the home port of the world's largest fishing company, Pescanova. Vigo has been chosen to be, in the nearest future, the headquarter of the European Fisheries Agency.
"A movida viguesa" was an hedonistic cultural movement that took place in Vigo during the 80s triggered by the explosion of liberties after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Most important artists of this postmodern movement were musicians; particularly new wave bands such as Siniestro Total, Golpes Bajos, Aerolineas Federales, Semen Up or Os Resentidos.
At the moment the city still has notorius bands like Ivan Ferreiro, Deluxe or Mon.
The locally produced award-winning feature movie Mondays In The Sun (original title Los lunes al sol) evocatively depicts the life of several men who have lost their work at the port.
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