Ordes is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Ordes. The population in 2008 was 12,534 inhabitants, according to the INE.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ordes | |
  Ordes Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°4′36″N 8°24′26″W / 43.07667°N 8.40722°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | Ordes |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Jose Luis Martínez Sanjurjo (PPdeG) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 157.23 km2 (60.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,632 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ordense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15680 |
| Website | Official website |
Etymology
According to E. Bascuas, "Ordes", registered as Ordines in the 11th century, would derive from a form *ord- belonging to the old European hydronymy, and derived from the Indoeuropean root *er- 'flow, move'.[2]