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As an industrial town in the [[Vigo metropolitan area]], it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as {{lang|gl|Rosa Porriño}} ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to [[Italy]], [[Japan]] and [[China]]. |
As an industrial town in the [[Vigo metropolitan area]], it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as {{lang|gl|Rosa Porriño}} ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to [[Italy]], [[Japan]] and [[China]]. |
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On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from [[Vigo]] to [[Porto]] [[2016 O Porriño derailment|derailed near O Porriño railway station]], killing the driver and at least three other people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url= |
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from [[Vigo]] to [[Porto]] [[2016 O Porriño derailment|derailed near O Porriño railway station]], killing the driver and at least three other people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37315566|title=Deadly train crash in north-west Spain|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2016-09-09}}</ref> |
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==Parroquias== |
==Parroquias== |