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View of PoioFreeCat / José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Galicia · CC BY 2.0

Poio

Coastal town

Poio is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the north shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and combines mountain and sea areas.

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Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed.

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Coat of arms of Poio
Province
Pontevedra
Autonomous community
Galicia
Population (INE 2025)
17,434
Altitude
195,026 m
Area (IGN)
33.5 km²
Postcode
36994
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5 photographs of Poio, taken here and in its own light.

FreeCat / José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Galicia · CC BY 2.0
Poio: Mosteiro de San Xoán de Poio · Photo: FreeCat / José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Galicia (CC BY 2.0)
P.Lameiro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poio: Poio Concello · Photo: P.Lameiro (CC BY-SA 3.0)
P.Lameiro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poio: Poio, Samieira e Pontevedra · Photo: P.Lameiro (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Square in Combarro, Poio, Galicia (Spain). · Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Granaries (hórreos) in Combarro, Poio, Galicia (Spain). · Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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