Terra Chá
Encyclopedia
A Terra Chá is a region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...

 of Galicia, in the Province of Lugo
Lugo (province)
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea .The population is 356,595 , of...

. The overall population of this local region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...

 is 47,697 (2005).

Municipalities

Abadín
Abadín
Abadín is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It covers 196,1 km² and has a population of 3,250 for a population density of 16.57/km².- Geography :...

, Begonte
Begonte
Begonte, is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo....

, Castro de Rei
Castro de Rei
Castro de Rei, is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo....

, Cospeito
Cospeito
Cospeito is a municipality of the Province of Lugo in Galicia. It is situated on the plain of Terra Chá.It is made up by the following villages:*Arcillá *Bestar *Bexán ou Rubiños *Cospeito *Goá...

, Guitiriz
Guitiriz
Guitiriz is a City Council famous for its first class Spa of Mineral Water in the Terra Chá Region, Province of Lugo in North-western Spain.- Parishes :# Becín# Buriz# Labrada# Lagostelle# Mariz# As Negradas# Parga...

, Muras
Muras
Muras may refer to:* Muras, Galicia— a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain* Muras people— an indigenous people of South America...

, A Pastoriza
A Pastoriza
A Pastoriza is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo. It has a population of 3911 and an area of 175 km²....

, Vilalba
Vilalba
Vilalba, is a municipality in Galicia , specifically in the province of Lugo.- Journalistic Tradition :Villalba had during the 20th century a rich journalistic tradition that began in 1902 with the Ideal Villalbés, a newspaper handwritten by the poet and journalist Antonio García Hermida...

and Xermade
Xermade
Xermade, is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo....

.

Local Economy

Galicia is by far the most important milk producing region
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...

 of Spain. The Terra Chá Region of Galicia produces abut 16% of the total amount of milk produced in Galicia.
That means that the Terra Chá Region is one of the most important milk producing regions
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...

of Europe.
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