Map of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Pontevedra is a city in Galicia, Spain, with a population of about 82,802. It lies at 42.4310°N, 8.6443°W. Pontevedra is about 469 km (291 mi) northwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vilagarcía de Arousa, 21 km to the northwest.

Pontevedra at a glance

Where is Pontevedra?

• The 6th largest city in Galicia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 04 min on the shortest day to 15 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Pontevedra

• Vilagarcía de Arousa — 21 km northwest
• Vigo — 23 km south
• Santiago de Compostela — 51 km north
• Ourense — 65 km east
• Ponte de Lima — 74 km south, Portugal
• Viana do Castelo — 83 km south, Portugal
• Braga — 100 km south, Portugal
• Esposende — 100 km south, Portugal
• Oleiros — 104 km north
• A Coruña — 107 km north

Largest cities in Galicia

• Vigo — 293,642
• A Coruña — 250,438
• Ourense — 105,233
• Santiago de Compostela — 99,536
• Lugo — 98,025
• Ferrol — 66,799
• Narón — 37,712
• Vilagarcía de Arousa — 37,576
• Oleiros — 35,559

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Other places named Pontevedra

• Pontevedra — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.