Ortegal is a comarca in the north of the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 km2, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census; the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.

Municipalities

The comarca comprises the following four municipalities:

Name of municipalityPopulation (2001)Population (2011)Population (2022)
Cariño4,8444,3743,699
Cerdido1,5681,3041,060
Mañón1,8701,5411,287
Ortigueira8,1726,6975,420
Totals16,45413,91611,466
Punta de Estaca de Bares, the northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, is located in the Mañón municipality of Ortegal.
Cariño
Cabo Ortegal

43°41′35″N 7°50′39″W/43.69306°N 7.84417°W/ 43.69306; -7.84417