Melgaço, Portugal
| Melgaço | |||
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| Coordinates: 42°06′N 8°15′W / 42.100°N 8.250°WCoordinates: 42°06′N 8°15′W / 42.100°N 8.250°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Minho-Lima | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho | ||
| District | Viana do Castelo | ||
| Parishes | 13 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | António Rui Esteves Solheiro (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 238.25 km2 (91.99 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 9,213 | ||
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-melgaco.pt | ||
Melgaço (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌmɛɫˈɣasu]) is a municipality in Viana do Castelo District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,213,[1] in an area of 238.25 km².[2] It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal.
The present Mayor is António Rui Esteves Solheiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Parishes
Location of parishes (mountainous in dark)
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alvaredo
- Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro
- Chaviães e Paços
- Cousso
- Cristoval
- Fiães
- Gave
- Paderne
- Parada do Monte e Cubalhão
- Penso
- Prado e Remoães
- São Paio
- Vila e Roussas
Main sights
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- Castelo de Melgaço
- Church of the Divino Salvador de Paderne
- Peso Public Baths
- Santa Maria de Fiães Church
- Melgaço Matriz Church
- Cinema Museum of Melgaço
- Giants figures of Monsters, near the river (Mount Prado), "Arganões",possibly vickings.
- Chaviães romanique church
- São João Fountain
Parish churches
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 70" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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