VIGO, a town of Spain, Galicia, in the province and 50 miles S. of Penedra, on a hill sloping down to the shore of a wide bay. It is enclosed by a wall and trench, and further defended by two castles on the heights behind. The streets are narrow, steep, and crooked. The town has a Doric parish church, town-hall, custom-house, theatre, college, various schools, hospital, and lazaretto. Vigo has a good harbour, an active fishery, and an extensive export trade in wine, corn, and bacon. Pop. 4167.