Rábade

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Rábade, also known as San Vicenzo de Rábade, is a town and in the province of Lugo, and the smallest municipality in Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Lugo. Rábade has a population of about 1500 and an area of 5.2 km². It is at an altitude of 400 meters.

Until 28 May 1925 Rábade was part of Begonte.

The town's name is of Arabic origin.{{cite journal |last= Conde |first= Xavier Frías |title= O elemento árabe en galego (II) |trans-title= The Arabic element in Galician |journal= Revista Galega de Filoloxia|page= 35-80 [78] |language= Galician |number= 3 |via= ResearchGate |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272491705 |access-date= 26 August 2024}}{{dubious |The author seems to confuse rabad (see enWiki art.), suburb, with ribat (see enWiki art.), frontier fort - unless there were certain relevant sound shifts in Galician, which he doesn't mention. If the latter is the case, the ribat word can be added & wikilinked. |date= August 2024}}

Rábade holds market days on the 2nd and 22nd of every month and on those days you can eat a traditional dish: octopus. It has celebrations on 22 and 23 January and 15 August. The Copa Miño de Piragüismo is a local tourist attraction.