Torre de Moncorvo
Torre de Moncorvo | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Coordinates: 41°12′N 7°08′W / 41.200°N 7.133°WCoordinates: 41°12′N 7°08′W / 41.200°N 7.133°W | |||
Country |
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Region | Norte | ||
Subregion | Douro | ||
Intermunic. comm. | Douro | ||
District | Bragança | ||
Parishes | 13 | ||
Government | |||
• President | Nuno Gonçalves (PSD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 531.56 km2 (205.24 sq mi) | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 8,572 | ||
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
Website | http://www.cm-moncorvo.pt |
Torre de Moncorvo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁ(ɨ) ðɨ mõˈkoɾvu]) is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572,[1] in an area of 531.56 km².[2]
The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD.
Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine, opened in 2012. The municipal holiday is March 19. A ruined castle is also located in the center of town.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Açoreira
- Adeganha e Cardanha
- Cabeça Boa
- Carviçais
- Castedo
- Felgar e Souto da Velha
- Felgueiras e Maçores
- Horta da Vilariça
- Larinho
- Lousa
- Mós
- Torre de Moncorvo
- Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at Archive.is
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 121" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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