Galicia Updates Its Official Place-Name Registry: 42,909 Toponyms Standardized
The Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega) has announced government approval of a major revision to Galicia's official geographic nomenclature - the Nomenclátor de Galicia. Ratified by the Galician regional council on March 30, 2026, this update represents the culmination of meticulous work by the Academy's Onomastics Seminar to correct, standardize, and modernize place names across the autonomous community.
The revised registry now contains 42,909 official toponyms covering all 313 Galician municipalities (concellos), their parishes (parroquias), and populated places (lugares). This includes 1,665 newly incorporated names reflecting previously undocumented or unofficial designations.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Posted Apr 9, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC