Sabugal Municipality

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Sabugal
Municipality

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Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°21′N 7°05′W / 40.350°N 7.083°W / 40.350; -7.083Coordinates: 40°21′N 7°05′W / 40.350°N 7.083°W / 40.350; -7.083
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Beira Interior Norte
District/A.R. Guarda
Government
 • Mayor Manuel Rito Alves (PSD)
Area
 • Total 822.7 km2 (317.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 14,222
 • Density 17/km2 (40/sq mi)
Parishes (no.) 40
Municipal holiday Monday after Octave of Easter
Website http://www.cm-sabugal.pt

Sabugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐβuˈɣaɫ]) 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. Main monument: Sabugal Castle

Parishes

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 (city)
  • Santo Estêvão
  • Seixo do Côa
  • Sortelha
  • Souto (town)
  • Vale das Éguas
  • Vale de Espinho
  • Vale Longo
  • Vila Boa
  • Vila do Touro
  • Vilar Maior

External links

Municipalities of Guarda District
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