Vouzela

Vouzela (Portuguese pronunciation: [vowˈzɛlɐ] (listen)) 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]

Vouzela
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°43′N 8°05′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Viseu Dão Lafões
DistrictViseu
Parishes9
Government
 • PresidentTelmo Antunes (PSD)
Area
 • Total193.69 km2 (74.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,564
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayMay 14
Websitehttp://www.cm-vouzela.pt/

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. Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 142-143" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.


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