Macedo de Cavaleiros

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Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipal coat of arms
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.

[edit] External links

• Municipality official website