Vigo is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, north-west Spain on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo and Vigo metropolitan area.Vigo is the most populous municipality of Galicia, and the 14th in Spain. The city is located in the south-west of Galicia, in the southern part of Vigo Ria, in one of Europe's rainiest areas. Vigo is located just north of the border with Portugal and its nearest larger city is Portugal's second largest city of Porto.