Sabugal

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Sabugal
Flag of Sabugal
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Sabugal
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Sabugal
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Centro
 - Subregion Beira Interior Norte
 - District or A.R. Guarda
Mayor Manuel Rito Alves
 - Party PSD
Area 822.7 km²
Population
 - Total 14,222
 - Density 17/km²
No. of parishes 40
Coordinates 40º21'N 7º05'W
Municipal holiday Monday after Octave of Easter
Website: http://www.cm-sabugal.pt

Sabugal (pron. IPA[sɐbu'gaɫ]) is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 822.7 km² and a total population of 14,222 inhabitants [in the municipality] and about 3.000 in the city. The municipality is composed of 40 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda. There are castles in Sabugal and Sortelha. The present Mayor is Manuel Rito Alves, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is the Monday after Octave of Easter. Principal monument:castle

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Sabugal in the 1810s
Sabugal in the 1810s
  • Águas Belas
  • Aldeia da Ponte
  • Aldeia da Ribeira
  • Aldeia de Santo António
  • Aldeia do Bispo
  • Aldeia Velha
  • Alfaiates
  • Badamalos
  • Baraçal
  • Bendada
  • Bismula
  • Casteleiro
  • Cerdeira
  • Fóios
  • Forcalhos
  • Lajeosa
  • Lomba
  • Malcata
  • Moita
  • Nave
  • Pena Lobo
  • Pousafoles do Bispo
  • Quadrazais
  • Quinta de São Bartolomeu
  • Rapoula do Côa
  • Rebolosa
  • Rendo
  • Ruivós
  • Ruvina
  • Sabugal
  • Santo Estêvão
  • Seixo do Côa
  • Sortelha
  • Souto
  • Vale das Éguas
  • Vale de Espinho
  • Vale Longo
  • Vila Boa
  • Vila do Touro
  • Vilar Maior

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