As Pontes de García Rodríguez

The town's economy depends primarily on industry. The town's main employer is the natural gas power plant run by Endesa. This plant is the largest in Spain and its chimney is the highest structure in the country at 365 meters and the second tallest tower in Europe. The municipality has numerous wind farms and the town itself has three industrial parks. == Nature and tourism ==

The "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park is home to a typical Atlantic Forest landscape. It was declared a Natural park in 1997. == Notable people ==

• Ignacio Echeverría - Spanish lawyer and banker, known for fighting against terrorists during the 2017 London Bridge attack • Miguel Alvariño - Galician athlete • Sabela Ramil - Galician singer-songwriter, known for participating in the Spanish talent show Operación Triunfo • Valentín González Formoso - Galician politician of the Socialists' Party of Galicia ==International relations==

Twin towns – sister cities As Pontes de García Rodríguez is twinned with: • Arroyo Naranjo, La Havana, Cuba • Lesneven, Brittany, France • Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom == Gallery ==

File:Chimenea AS PONTES, España. Comparativa con torre Eiffel de París.tif|Chimney of the As Pontes power plant, Spain. Comparison with the Eiffel Tower in Paris File:Central térmica As Pontes Gª Rodriguez, Galicia (Spain).jpg|Endesa coal power plant File:Endesa-Termic.jpg|The Endesa chimney File:Rio Eume. Fragas do Eume. Galicia (Spain).jpg|Fragas do Eume File:Bufo bufo (amplexus).001 - Fragas do Eume.jpg|Amplexus or Bufo bufo in the "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park ==See also==