Aranga

For the locality in Northland, New Zealand, see Aranga, New Zealand.

Concello de Aranga
Municipality
Coat of arms
Situation of Aranga within Galicia
Coordinates: 43°14′2″N 8°0′57″W
Country	Spain
Area
• Total	120.49 km2 (46.52 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	1,799
• Density	14.93/km2 (38.67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Aranga is a municipality belonging to the comarca of Betanzos in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain in the province of A Coruña with an area of 120.49 km² (46.52 mi²) and a population of 1799 inhabitants (INE, 2024).

Toponym

The origin of the place name "Aranga" derives, according to all studies, from the pre-Indo-European form "ara-". This particle defines a relief characterized by a valley enclosed by a river course. Without a doubt, it refers to the valley formed by the Mandeo river as it passes through the parish of San Paio de Aranga.

Geography

Map of Aranga and its parishes

Situation

It has an area of 119.6 km². It borders the municipalities of Guitiriz (of the province of Lugo), Curtis, Oza-Cesuras, Coirós, Irixoa and Monfero. The municipality is crossed by the Mandeo River. It is located 40 km southeast of the provincial capital. It has an average altitude of 262 m above sea level.

It is one of the only two municipalities in the province of A Coruña that is considered a marginal rural municipality (the agricultural population exceeds 70% of the total active population).

Demography

It is one of the only two municipalities in the province of A Coruña that is considered a marginal rural municipality (the agricultural population exceeds 70% of the total active population).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1900	4,710	—
1930	4,980	+5.7%
1950	4,618	−7.3%
1981	2,723	−41.0%
2004	2,274	−16.5%
2024	1,799	−20.9%

See also

List of municipalities in A Coruña