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 The municipality of La Coruña lies in the extreme north west of Spain and forms part of the autonomous region of Galicia. It is an Atlantic city with a moderate climate and the municipality covers a surface area of 36.8 square kilometer with 243,785 inhabitants. This means a population density of 6,624 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Given the relative shortage of land and the need for expansion, the ground is more profitable as a base for building. Farming activities are therefore more centred in the surrounding areas. Even so, as a coastal city, fishing is a very significant industry in La Coruña (due more to the indirect jobs it creates than the direct ones). All this means that the main sector in the city is services - it is the economic and cultural centre of the area and plays the role of a regional metropolis. Not only in the province, but in all Galicia.
There have been various changes in the city's structure over the last few decades. It now shares some administrative functions and is less of a military centre. Companies have grown, especially in certain subsectors such as finance, communication, layout and sales, manufacturing, technical services and the port itself (it is the largest in Europe in terms of fresh fish unloaded), with the increase in other port activities like crude oil and solid bulk, making up 75% of Galician port traffic.
The city has been relaunched over the past few years with better access, an improved cultural, sportive, leisure and scientific infrastructure, a better framework, the recovery of the shoreline and the strengthening of the tourist sector. All this has reaffirmed the city's existing character as a centre for administration, sales, port activities, culture and tourism.
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