Ortigueira is a municipality in Spain, in the province of A Coruña, in Galicia. On 1 January 2025 it had 5,384 inhabitants according to the INE municipal register (padrón), over an area of about 207.2 km².
Population density is about 26 per km²: a partly rural municipality, with a main town and scattered villages or developments. Of the 50 municipalities in the province of A Coruña with at least 5,000 inhabitants, it is number 44 by population.
As the crow flies it lies about 59 km north-east of A Coruña, the provincial capital. The nearest major city is A Coruña, about 55 km away.
To explore the area, use the map of neighbouring municipalities and the accommodation options in and around Ortigueira; all the municipalities in the province of A Coruña are listed on their own page.