Gouveia

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Gouveia
Flag of Gouveia
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Gouveia
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Gouveia
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region {{{Region}}}
 - Subregion {{{Subregion}}}
 - 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 city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 3,759.[1]

The municipality is composed of 22 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda,Region:Centro; Sub Region:Serra da Estrela.

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 (formerly aka Vila Nova do Casal)
  • Vinhó

[edit] References

  1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

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