Macedo de Cavaleiros

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Macedo de Cavaleiros
Coat of arms of Macedo de Cavaleiros
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Macedo de Cavaleiros
Location  
 - Country Portugal  
 - Region Norte
 - Subregion Alto Trás-os-Montes
 - District or A.R. Bragança
Mayor Beraldino Pinto
 - Party PSD
Area 699.2 km²
Population
 - Total 17,210
 - Density 25/km²
No. of parishes 38
Coordinates 41º32'N 6º57'W
Municipal holiday Saint Peter
June 29
Website: http://www.cm-mcavaleiros.pt

Macedo de Cavaleiros (pron. IPA: [mɐ'sedu dɨ kɐvɐ'lɐiɾuʃ]) is a municipality in northeastern Portugal, in the district of Bragança.

The municipality is composed of 38 parishes and is located in the district of Bragança.

The present mayor is Beraldino Vilarinho Pinto, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is June 29.

[edit] Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms of Macedo de Cavaleiros is made up of 9 silver snowflakes with three at the top and another three at the bottom in a u-curve shape in black. In the centre there is a small grey crest with a leaf (probably either a citrus fruit or an olive). There is a crown at the top with five castle towers. The flag is green and yellow from left to right with the seal in the middle.

[edit] Parishes

Here are the 38 parishes of Macedo de Cavaleiros:

Parish Population Area Density
Ala 497 33.76 km² 14.7/km²
Amendoeira 490 15.54 km² 31.5/km²
Arcas 389 23.12 km² 16.8/km²
Bagueixe 190 9.88 km² 19.2/km²
Bornes 420 18.75 km² 22.4/km²
Burga 88 7.35 km² 12/km²
Carrapatas 225 6.7 km² 33.6/km²
Castelãos 395 13.1 km² 30.2/km²
Chacim 341 19.42 km² 17.6/km²
Cortiços 417 24.72 km² 16.9/km²
Corujas 213 9.68 km² 22/km²
Edroso 131 12.29 km² 10.7/km²
Espadanedo 194 17.9 km² 10.8/km²
Ferreira 222 19.57 km² 11.3/km²
Grijó 471 8.17 km² 57.6/km²
Lagoa 432 34.52 km² 12.5/km²
Lamalonga 475 16.97 km² 28/km²
Lamas 287 8.71 km² 33/km²
Lombo 379 14.45 km² 26.2/km²
Macedo de Cavaleiros 6,087 15.34 km² 396.8/km²
Morais 704 52.8 km² 13.3/km²
Murçós 206 21.23 km² 9.7/km²
Olmos 247 18.67 km² 13.2/km²
Peredo 366 21.91 km² 16.7/km²
Podence 357 14.33 km² 24.9/km²
Salselas 480 36.42 km² 13.2/km²
Santa Combinha 72 4.9 km² 14.7/km²
Sezulfe 184 15.2 km² 12.1/km²
Soutelo Mourisco 60 12.5 km² 4.8/km²
Talhas 417 43.6 km² 9.6/km²
Talhinhas 244 25.29 km² 9.6/km²
Vale Benfeito 231 15.86 km² 14.6/km²
Vale da Porca 349 17.23 km² 20.3/km²
Vale de Prados 413 8.81 km² 46.9/km²
Vilar do Monte 142 6.23 km² 22.8/km²
Vilarinho de Agrochão 269 13.84 km² 19.4/km²
Vilarinho do Monte 72 7.31 km² 9.8/km²
Vinhas 293 33.2 km² 8.8/km²

All the parishes except Macedo de Cavaleiros itself have populations under 1,000, and Morais is the only other parish with a population greater than 500. 11,362 people, or 65.12% of the total population live in those parishes with a population of less than 1,000 with the remaining 34.88%, more than 1/3 of the total population living in Macedo de Cavaleiros. At the other extreme the smallest parish by population and population density is Soutelo Mourisco. The largest parish by area is Morais, the smallest Santa Combinha.

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Municipalities of the District of Bragança
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Alfândega da Fé | Bragança | Carrazeda de Ansiães | Freixo de Espada à Cinta | Macedo de Cavaleiros
Miranda do Douro | Mirandela | Mogadouro | Torre de Moncorvo | Vila Flor | Vimioso | Vinhais