Mêda
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| Local holiday | November 11 |
| Website | http://www.cm-meda.pt |
Mêda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmeðɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,202,[1] in an area of 286.05 km2.[2] The city of Mêda proper had a population of 2,004 in 2001.[3] It was promoted to city in December 2004.
Municipality
The municipality is located in
Beira Interior Norte Subregion
. The present Mayor is Anselmo Sousa. The municipal holiday is November 11.
Main monument:
- Marialva Castle/Castelo de Marialva.
Also nearby in the municipalities of
Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley
, a World Heritage site.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Aveloso
- Barreira
- Coriscada
- Dipsy
- Marialva
- Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa
- Poço do Canto
- Prova e Casteição
- Rabaçal
- Ranhados
- Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela
See also
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 69" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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