What is Province of Lugo?
[[Image:Flag of Lugo province.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of the Province of Lugo.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Lugo''' is a [[province (Spain)|province]] of northwestern [[Spain]], in the northeastern part of the [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]. It is bordered by the provinces of [[Ourense Province|Ourense]], [[Pontevedra Province|Pontevedra]], and [[A Coruña Province|A Coruña]], the principality of [[Asturias]], [[León Province|León]], and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea ([[Bay of Biscay]]). The population is 356,595 (2006), of whom a quarter live in the capital [[Lugo]]. The capital city was an ancient Celtic settlement named in honour of the god [[Lugh]] (see [[Lyon]]), later Latinised as ''Lucus Augusti'', and which became one of the three main important [[Galicia (Spain)#History|Galician-Roman]] centres alongside Braccara Augusta and Asturica Augusta (modern [[Braga]] and [[Astorga, Spain|Astorga]] respectively). The province has 67 municipalities. [[Category:Province of Lugo| ]] {{europe-stub}} {{authority control}} {{Provinces of Spain}}