Galicia approves official nomenclature with Galician names of all its municipalities and population centers
07 Jul 2026
Effective: 11 Apr 2026
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Who is affected:
Public administrations, official registers, companies and citizens who use Galician toponyms
Summary
The Xunta approves the official list of Galician toponyms in Galician language, replacing Castilianized versions. It consolidates the previous provincial nomenclatures into a single decree.
Detailed analysis
PRO
Decree 27/2026 approves the Nomenclature of Galicia as a single body that records the official Galician form of all toponyms in the community, including municipalities, parishes, regions and population centers. It is based on philological, historical and documentary criteria, with the endorsement of the Toponymy Commis…
Full official title
Decreto 27/2026, de 30 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el Nomenclátor de Galicia.