Location : The local council of Vivero is situated to the northeast of Iberian Peninsula, the north of Galicia and Lugo and the shore of Bay of Biscay. Coast.
It borders on the Bay of Biscay, to the south of the local council of Ourol, to the east of Xove and to the west of Vicedo.

Coordinate : 43 41´ North latitude
                     37 35´ West longitude

Area : 105 km 2

Population : 15.298 inhabitants ( 1/1/98) but in summer it triples Structure : It is composed of city centres :

Vivero ( the main population of the Lugo coast)
Covas ( it´s the main summer city)
Celeiro ( it´s the most important fishing port in Galicia and the Bay of Biscay)

and the parishies ( rural towns) of :

Area-Faro, Boimente, Chavín, Galdo, Landrove, Magazos, San Pedro, Valcarría, Celeiro, Vieiro, Covas and Vivero.

The half population of Vivero live in these three city centres.

Capital : Vivero is the capital of all the region of the western Lugo coast.

Climate : Mild Oceanic
Humid winters and mild temperatures ( 16/ 4)
Winds : NO and SO
Summers with soft temperatures ( 30 / 18 )

Rivers : Vivero has 52 rivers with a watercourse of more than 150 km. The main river is the Landro.

Beaches : In the coast of Vivero there is 7 km of beaches.

Distance between the main cities : Vivero : Lugo 91 km, Orense 186 km, Pontevedra 209 km, Vigo 233 km, Coruña 119 km, Ferrol 86 km, Santiago de Compostela 153 km.

Distance between the main airports : Vivero is at a distance of 11 km of the airport of Coruña ( Alvedro), at 153 km of the airport of Santiago de Compostela ( Lavacolla) and at 233 km of Vigo ( Peinador)

Accesses : Roads : N- 634, LU- 642, C- 640

The old part of the city of Vivero was declared historic- artistic zone