Fontarcada
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Fontarcada or Fonte Arcada is a parish in Portugal, in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso. It is 5.6 km² and had 1,083 inhabitants in 1801 and 1,362 inhabitants in 2001 (with the latter giving a density of 243.2 inhabitants per km²). It was the birthplace of Maria da Fonte, leader of the Revolution of Maria da Fonte. Until the start of the 19th century it formed a couto of its own. Its parish church is the church of Fontarcada.
Coordinates: 41°034′039″N 8°016′025″W / 41.5775°N 8.27361°W
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