Gouveia

Gouveia
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°30′N 7°36′W / 40.5°N 7.6°W / 40.5; -7.6Coordinates: 40°30′N 7°36′W / 40.5°N 7.6°W / 40.5; -7.6
Country	Portugal
Region
Subregion
District/A.R.	Guarda
Government
- Mayor	Álvaro Amaro (PSD)
Area
- Total	300.6 km2 (116.1 sq mi)
Population
- Total	15,792
- Density	53/km2 (137.3/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	22
Municipal holiday	Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August
Website	http://www.cm-gouveia.pt

For Gouveia, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil see Gouveia, Minas Gerais

Gouveia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡo(w)ˈvɐjɐ]) is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 3,759.^[1]

The municipality is composed of 22 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda, Region: Centro; Sub Region: Serra da Estrela.

The present Mayor is Álvaro dos Santos Amaro, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.

Parishes

• Aldeias
• Arcozelo
• Cativelos
• Figueiró da Serra
• Folgosinho
• Freixo da Serra
• Lagarinhos
• Mangualde da Serra
• Melo
• Moimenta da Serra
• Nabais
• Nespereira
• Paços da Serra
• Ribamondego
• Rio Torto
• São Julião (Gouveia)
• São Paio
• São Pedro (Gouveia)
• Vila Cortês da Serra
• Vila Franca da Serra
• Vila Nova de Tazem (formerly aka Vila Nova do Casal)
• Vinhó

References

1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

External links

• Municipality official website

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