Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies

Lugo had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2021, at 8,354. Negueira de Muñiz had the lowest, at 13. The median was 146 and the figure for Lugo province was 24,059. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest8,354Lugo

Lowest13Negueira de Muñiz

Median14667 municipalities

Lugo province24,059History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Lugo	8,354	-1.9%
2	Monforte de Lemos	1,401	-2.8%
3	Sarria	1,249	+0.6%
4	Vilalba	1,077	-1.5%
5	Viveiro	949	-2%
6	Ribadeo	877	-0.2%
7	Chantada	722	-2%
8	Foz	676	-3.6%
9	Burela	631	-3.5%
10	Outeiro de Rei	366	-4.2%
11	Guitiriz	333	+1.2%
12	Mondoñedo	301	+3.1%
13	Castro de Rei	297	+0.3%
14	Cospeito	295	-2.6%
15	Monterroso	273	+1.5%
16	Palas de Rei	253	-1.6%
17	O Saviñao	245	+2.1%
18	Barreiros	226	-4.2%
19	O Corgo	222	+2.3%
20	Becerreá	220	-0.9%
21	Quiroga	218	-3.1%
22	A Fonsagrada	208	-3.3%
23	A Pontenova	207	+0.5%
24	Friol	200	-2.9%
25	Meira	194	+0.5%
26	Lourenzá	187	+1.6%
27	Castroverde	183	-1.1%
28	Cervo	182	-7.1%
29	Baralla	174	+5.5%
30	Láncara	171	0%
31	Xove	160	+0.6%
32	A Pastoriza	159	-1.2%
33	Begonte	156	-0.6%
34	Taboada	146	-8.2%
35	Rábade	143	-0.7%
36	Pantón	121	-4.7%
37	Sober	120	-2.4%
38	Carballedo	116	+2.7%
39	Guntín	113	-2.6%
40	Abadín	111	+1.8%
40	Antas de Ulla	111	+5.7%
42	Paradela	104	-1.9%
43	Alfoz	103	+1%
44	Portomarín	101	+2%
45	O Valadouro	100	-2%
46	Xermade	97	-1%
47	O Vicedo	85	+6.3%
47	Riotorto	85	-11.5%
49	Bóveda	84	-1.2%
50	A Pobra do Brollón	80	-1.2%
51	O Incio	73	-3.9%
52	Trabada	71	+2.9%
53	Pol	69	-1.4%
54	Samos	68	0%
55	Navia de Suarna	67	-1.5%
56	Pedrafita do Cebreiro	62	+1.6%
57	O Páramo	60	0%
58	As Nogais	58	-4.9%
58	Baleira	58	-4.9%
60	Cervantes	56	-9.7%
61	Triacastela	48	-4%
62	Folgoso do Courel	47	+2.2%
62	Ribas de Sil	47	-2.1%
64	Ourol	29	-14.7%
65	Muras	24	0%
66	Ribeira de Piquín	23	-4.2%
67	Negueira de Muñiz	13	+30%

Other periods

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

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How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies, 2021. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/lugo-province-municipalities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/lugo-province-municipalities?period=2021.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/lugo-province-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_lugo_province_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/lugo-province-municipalities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Questions

Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Lugo, with 8,354 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Negueira de Muñiz, with 13 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.