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Galego: co-official language and place names
Galician is co-official with Spanish; you may use either with the administration, and official place names are the Galician forms.
- Why it matters
- Signs, forms and schools use galego; Spanish remains valid.
- When
- Living or traveling in Galicia.
- Official page
- Status legal
- Last checked
- 7 Oct 2026
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