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Concello de Mos
Concello de Mos
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Situation of Mos within Galicia
	Coordinates: 42°13′N 8°36′W / 42.217°N 8.600°W
Parroquias	Tameiga, Sanguiñeda, Pereiras, Cela, Louredo, Guizán, Dornelas, Petelos, Torroso and Mos
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Nidia Arévalo (PPdeG)
Population (2018)
• Total	15,142
	(INE)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)

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Mos is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain. Mos is adjacent to Vigo.

The Louro River flows through Mos from north to south, making the municipality a valley region.

There is no significant urban nucleus and most of the population live scattered across the municipality. Family-owned farms and vineyards are very common.

Weather

The key feature of the climate of Mos is the existence of two very different microclimates, a mountain and a valley, represented near Comber and O Porriño, respectively. The average temperature is 14.05 °C.

Education

Mos has a high school, the IES de Mos.

Mos is home to the O Castro British School, which starts from nursery through to KS4.^[2]

Economy

Mos has a strong industry,^{[citation needed]} and because of its geographical position between Vigo and the Portuguese border, it is crossed by many transport infrastructures. Recently,^[when?] the announcement of the construction of a high-speed railway track and a new highway has resulted in numerous demonstrations and protests.

Government

Since December 2008, the municipality has been governed by Nidia Arévalo, former People's Party councilor after a vote of no confidence.

Communications

Four major roads cross southern Galicia Mos: the N-550 (Tui - A Coruña), AP-9 (Atlantic Highway), the A-52 (Vigo, Ourense) and A-55 (Vigo-Portugal).

Vigo Airport (VGO) is partially in the boundaries of Mos.

Notable people

María Magdalena Domínguez (1922-2021), poet

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ O Castro British School

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] O Castro British School

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+| map_caption = Situation of '''Mos''' within [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]
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-'''Mos''' is a municipality in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]] in the province of [[Pontevedra (province)|Pontevedra]] and next to [[Vigo]].
+'''Mos''' is a municipality in the province of [[Pontevedra (province)|Pontevedra]] in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]].  Mos is adjacent to [[Vigo]].
-The [[Louro River]] floods through Mos from North to South, making the municipality a valley region.
+The [[Louro River]] flows through Mos from north to south, making the municipality a valley region.
+There is no significant urban nucleus and most of the population live scattered across the municipality. Family-owned farms and vineyards are very common.
-[[Image:Paisaxe Mos.jpg|thumb|left|250px|View of Mos]]
+== Weather ==
-It lacks an urban nucleus and its inhabitants live all across the municipality without apparent order. Familiar farms and vineyards are very common.
+The key feature of the climate of Mos is the existence of two very different microclimates, a mountain and a valley, represented near Comber and O Porriño, respectively. The average temperature is 14.05&nbsp;°C.
+== Education ==
-Mos has a strong industry, and because of its geographical position between [[Vigo]] and the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] border, it is crossed by many transport infrastructures. Recently, the announcement of the construction of a high-speed railway track and a new highway has resulted in numerous demonstrations and protests.
+Mos has a high school, the IES de Mos.
+Mos is home to the O Castro British School, which starts from nursery through to KS4.<ref>[http://www.ocastrointernationalschool.es/ O Castro British School]</ref>
-Since 2003 the municipality is governed by a coalition of socialists ([[PSdeG]]) and nationalists ([[BNG]]).
+== Economy ==
-Vigo Airport (VGO) is in the City of mos.
+Mos has a strong industry,{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} and because of its geographical position between [[Vigo]] and the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] border, it is crossed by many transport infrastructures. Recently,{{when|date=March 2018}} the announcement of the construction of a high-speed railway track and a new highway has resulted in numerous demonstrations and protests.
+== Government ==
-{{Pontevedra (province)}}
+Since December 2008, the municipality has been governed by Nidia Arévalo, former [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] councilor after a vote of no confidence.
+== Communications ==
-{{Coord|42|13|N|8|36|W|region:ES_type:city|display=title}}
+Four major roads cross southern Galicia Mos: the N-550 (Tui - A Coruña), AP-9 (Atlantic Highway), the A-52 (Vigo, Ourense) and A-55 (Vigo-Portugal).
+Vigo Airport (VGO) is partially in the boundaries of Mos.
-[[Category:Municipalities in Pontevedra]]
+==Notable people==
+* [[María Magdalena Domínguez]] (1922-2021), poet
+==References==
-{{Galicia-geo-stub}}
+<references />
+{{Pontevedra (province)}}
-[[ca:Mos]]
+{{authority control}}
-[[es:Mos]]
+[[Category:Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra]]
-[[eu:Mos]]
-[[gl:Mos]]
+{{Galicia-geo-stub}}
-[[it:Mos]]
-[[nl:Mos (Pontevedra)]]
-[[pt:Mos]]
-[[ru:Мос (Понтеведра)]]
-[[tr:Mos]]
-[[vi:Mos, Tây Ban Nha]]
-[[war:Mos, Espanya]]

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