Celorico da Beira
Celorico da Beira | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
| District | Guarda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 247.22 km2 (95.45 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,693 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-celoricodabeira.pt |
Celorico da Beira (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨloˈɾiku ðɐ ˈβɐjɾɐ]) is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 7,693,[1] in an area of 247.22 km².[2]
Main town: Celorico da Beira, near the Mondego River.
Principal monument: Celorico da Beira Castle. Train station: Celorico da Beira, linha da Beira Alta. The present Mayor is José Francisco Gomes Monteiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 23.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Açores e Velosa
- Baraçal
- Carrapichana
- Casas do Soeiro
- Celorico (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Vila Boa do Mondego
- Cortiçô da Serra, Vide Entre Vinhas e Salgueirais
- Forno Telheiro
- Lajeosa do Mondego
- Linhares
- Maçal do Chão
- Mesquitela
- Minhocal
- Prados
- Rapa e Cadafaz
- Ratoeira
- Vale de Azares
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território[permanent dead link]
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 37" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.