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Concello de Marín
Flag Coat of arms
Situation of Marín within Galicia
Parroquias	Ardán, O Campo, Marín, Mogor, San Tomé de Piñeiro, San Xulián and Seixo
Government
- Alcalde (Mayor)	Francisco Antonio Santiago Fernández
Area
- Total	36.83 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	26,103 (INE)
- Density	708.74/km2 (1,835.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.concellodemarin.es

Marín is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. In this town is settled the Spanish Navy as the “Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales (i.e.: Naval Academy for Officers) of Marin is located here.

Demographics

Population growth.^[1]

• 2007: 25,885
• 2006: 26.190
• 2005: 26.103
• 2003: 24.825

Immigration to Marin

As of 2006, the migrant group is 3.49% of the total municipality population. 32% are from the same province of Galicia, the second are foreign-born groups at 30%. 35.9% of the foreign born population are from South America. Then subsaharan Africa (mainly from Ghana, then Sierra Leon and Nigeria). In the central Urban population foreign-born populations consititute 9.07% of the total in 2006.^[2]

See also

• Ferrol Spanish Capital of the Maritime Department of the North (1788 AD).

• Spanish Naval Academy (ENM) In modern times, Institution where the Spanish Armada officers and other personnel receive their education.

• "El Galatea" (also known as Glenlee) From 1922 till 1969 it was the Training Tall Ship for the Spanish Navy in Ferrol (Northwestern Spain).

• "El Juan Sebastián Elcano" Currently, Training Tall Ship for the Spanish Navy in the Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales de Marín.

• Structure of the Spanish Navy in the 21st century

Panoramic view of Marín

References

External links

• Website about the Escuela Naval Militar

Municipalities in Pontevedra Agolada · Arbo · Baiona · Barro · Bueu · Caldas de Reis · Cambados · Campo Lameiro · Cangas · A Cañiza · Catoira · Cerdedo · Cotobade · Covelo · Crecente · Cuntis · Dozón · A Estrada · Forcarei · Fornelos de Montes · Gondomar · O Grove · A Guarda · A Illa de Arousa · Lalín · A Lama · Marín · Meaño · Meis · Moaña · Mondariz · Mondariz - Balneario · Moraña · Mos · As Neves · Nigrán · Oia · Pazos de Borbén · Poio · Ponte Caldelas · Ponteareas · Pontecesures · Pontevedra · O Porriño · Portas · Redondela · Ribadumia · Rodeiro · O Rosal · Salceda de Caselas · Salvaterra de Miño · Sanxenxo · Silleda · Soutomaior · Tomiño · Tui · Valga · Vigo · Vila de Cruces · Vilaboa · Vilagarcía de Arousa · Vilanova de Arousa

List of the Spanish Costas Costa Brava  · Costa Dorada  · Costa del Azahar  · Costa Blanca  · Costa Cálida  · Costa de Almería  · Costa de Granada  · Costa del Sol  · Costa de la Luz  · Costa de las Rías Bajas  · Costa da Morte  · Costa Verde  · Costa Vasca

Coordinates: 42°02′00″N 8°42′00″W / 42.0333333433°N 8.70000001°W / 42.0333333433; -8.70000001