Mondoñedo (Galician pronunciation: [mondoˈɲeðʊ]) is a small town and municipality in the Galician province of Lugo, Spain. As of 2009, the town has a population of 4,508. Mondoñedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains. Despite being the core of the region of A Mariña, it is the city with the fifth biggest population after Viveiro, Ribadeo, Foz and Burela. The population of Mondoñedo is distributed throughout the 15 parishes that make up the council.