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O Porriño

Galicia (Spain) geography stubsMunicipalities in the Province of Pontevedra
Estación de trens do Porriño
Estación de trens do Porriño

O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo. As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China. On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.

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N 42.16666 ° E -8.61666 °
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36400 , Mos
Galicia, Spain
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Estación de trens do Porriño
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