Gouveia

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Gouveia
Coat of arms of Gouveia
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Gouveia
Location  
 - Country Portugal  
 - Region {{{Region}}}
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 - District or A.R. Guarda
Mayor Álvaro Amaro
 - Party PSD
Area 300.6 km²
Population
 - Total 15,792
 - Density 53/km²
No. of parishes 22
Coordinates 40º30'N 7º36'W
Municipal holiday Monday after the
2nd Sunday of August
Website: http://www.cm-gouveia.pt

Gouveia (pron. IPA: [go(ou)'vɐiɐ]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 22 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda.

The present Mayor is Álvaro dos Santos Amaro, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.

[edit] Parishes

  • Aldeias
  • Arcozelo
  • Cativelos
  • Figueiró da Serra
  • Folgosinho
  • Freixo da Serra
  • Lagarinhos
  • Mangualde da Serra
  • Melo
  • Moimenta da Serra
  • Nabais
  • Nespereira
  • Paços da Serra
  • Ribamondego
  • Rio Torto
  • São Julião (Gouveia)
  • São Paio
  • São Pedro (Gouveia)
  • Vila Cortês da Serra
  • Vila Franca da Serra
  • Vila Nova de Tazem
  • Vinhó

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Municipalities of the District of Guarda
Flag of Portugal
Aguiar da Beira | Almeida | Celorico da Beira | Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo | Fornos de Algodres | Gouveia
Guarda | Manteigas | Mêda | Pinhel | Sabugal | Seia | Trancoso | Vila Nova de Foz Côa