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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Poio
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]]
| official_name = 
| nickname = 
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| image_shield = Escudo_de_Poio.svg
|image_skyline                    = {{Multiple image
  | perrow = 2
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  | total_width = 280 
  | caption_align = center
  | image1 = Mosteiro de San Xoán de Poio.jpg
  | caption1 = Monastery of San Xoán
  | image2 = 11082012- DSC0263.jpg
  | caption2 = Combarro
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|map_caption              = Location of Poio
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = Spain
| subdivision_type1       = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Galicia, Spain|Galicia]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Pontevedra (province)|Pontevedra]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Comarcas of Spain|Comarca]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Pontevedra (comarca)|Pontevedra]]
| parts_type               = [[Parroquia (Spain)|Parroquia]]
| parts_style              = para
| p1 = Combarro
| p2 = Raxó
| p3 = San Xoán de Poio
| p4 = San Salvador de Poio
| p5 = Samieira 
| leader_title = Alcalde ([[Mayor]]) 
| leader_name = Luciano Sobral Fernández ([[Galician Nationalist Bloc|BNG]])
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| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] 
| utc_offset = +1 
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Time|CEST]] 
| utc_offset_DST = +2 
| coordinates             = {{coord|42|26|N|8|40|W|type:city_region:ES|display=inline,title}}
|website = https://www.concellopoio.gal/
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}}

'''Poio''' is a municipality in the province of [[Pontevedra (province)|Pontevedra]], in the autonomous community of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]]. It belongs to the [[Comarcas of Galicia|comarca]] of [[Pontevedra (comarca)|Pontevedra]]. Poio is located in the north shore of the [[Ria de Pontevedra|Ría de Pontevedra]], between [[Sanxenxo]] and the provincial capital, [[Pontevedra]]. The municipality is adjacent with [[Meaño]], [[Meis]], Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and combines mountain and sea areas.

Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the [[Spanish Navy]] and disembarkment is not allowed.

==Geography==
Poio has an approximate area of {{convert|34|km2|sp=us}}. Its highest peak is Mount Castrove, {{convert|667|m|sp=us}} high and from where one can see views of the Pontevedra and Arousa estuaries. The views also spotlight the Alto de Raxó and Samieira. Its coast of more than {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} is full of beautiful beaches with quiet waters.

Tambo island has an area of {{convert|0.28|km2|sp=us}} and its highest peak is {{convert|80|m|sp=us}} high.

==Demography==
Poio is a dormitory area of the city of [[Pontevedra]]. It has a growing market due to its proximity to the urban center (only the [[Lérez]] river separates the two municipalities). The parish of San Salvador, the nearest to the city, is the parish that increases the census. The tourism industry has begun to thrive in Raxó and Combarro within the last few years.

== Sights ==
Sights include the Monastery of San Xoán de Poio, the picturesque fishing village of Combarro with its [[Hórreo|Hórreos]] by the sea and several prehistoric rock engraving sites; all declared [[Bien de Interés Cultural]] (Heritage of Cultural Interest).
{{gallery
|file:Combarro_-_Pontevedra_5.jpg|Combarro
|file:Combarro_-_Pontevedra_2.jpg|Combarro
|file:Poio,_Caeira_Pedra_Grande_01-04.jpg|Prehistoric rock engravings
|file:Mirador_raxo_01.jpg|Raxó
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra]]

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