Vouzela

Vouzela
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°43′N 8°05′W / 40.717°N 8.083°W / 40.717; -8.083Coordinates: 40°43′N 8°05′W / 40.717°N 8.083°W / 40.717; -8.083
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Dão-Lafões
Intermunic. comm. Viseu Dão Lafões
District Viseu
Parishes 9
Government
 • President Telmo Antunes (PSD)
Area
 • Total 193.69 km2 (74.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,564
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-vouzela.pt/

Vouzela (Portuguese pronunciation: [vowˈzɛlɐ]) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,564,[1] in an area of 193.69 km².[2]

The present mayor is Telmo Antunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 14.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alcofra
  • Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
  • Campia
  • Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas
  • Fornelo do Monte
  • Queirã
  • São Miguel do Mato
  • Ventosa
  • Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at Archive.is
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 142-143" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.


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