Lugo

Lugo
Lugo
	Ceety
	View frae the Roman waw o Lugo an its Cathedral
	Banner Coat airms
	Lugo
	Coordinates: 43°01′N 7°33′W / 43.017°N 7.550°WCoordinates: 43°01′N 7°33′W / 43.017°N 7.550°W
Kintra	Spain
Region	Galicie
Province	Lugo
Comarca	Lugo
Govrenment
• Teep	Mayor-cooncil
• Bodi	Concello de Lugo
• Mayor	Xosé Clemente López Orozco (PSdeG)
Area
• Total	332 km2 (128 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (2013)Concello de Lugo
• Total	99,241
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Postcode	2700x
Area code(s)	+34-982
ISO 3166-2	ES-LU
Patron Saunt	Saunt Froilán
Website	http://lugo.gal/

Lugo is a ceity in the north-wast of Spain. Caipital o the province o Lugo, in Galicie. Is the fowert lairgest Galician ceety wi a population o 97,635 in 2010. Its mains festivals, the San Froilán, it is ane o the maist famous in Spain an Portugal, while the traditional dish, "polbo á feira". Waw o Lugo wis declared a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid in 2000.

History

Lugo (Celtic name: Lugh) wis the steid o monie Celtic commonties for centuries afore Christ. The oreeginal Laitin name o the ceety wis Lucus Augusti, meanin "saucrit forest".