CHANTADA, a city of north-western Spain, in the province of Lugo. It is situated on the left bank of the Rio de Chantada, a small right-hand tributary of the river Mino, and on the main road from Lugo to Orense. Pop. (1930) 14,694. Chantada is the chief town of the fertile region between the Mino and the heights of El Faro. Despite the lack of railway communication, it has a thriving trade in grain, flax, potatoes and dairy produce.