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.
Outeiro de Rei | |
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 Town hall. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Outeiro de Rei | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | Lugo |
| Comarca | Lugo |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Pardo Lombao (PP) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,093 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27730 |
| Website | Official website |
Etymology
editThe Galician word outeiro is derived from Latin altarium, meaning a high or elevated territory.[2] De Rei means "of the king" in Galician, and can be found as a suffix in multiple other toponyms of Galicia.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Moralejo Laso, A. (1977): Toponimia gallega y leonesa. Santiago de Compostela: Editorial Pico Sacro, páx. 110, 280 e 322. ISBN 84-85170-20-2
43°09′00″N 7°17′00″W / 43.1500°N 7.2833°W
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