Torre de Moncorvo
Torre de Moncorvo | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°12′N 7°08′W / 41.200°N 7.133°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
| District | Bragança |
| Area | |
| • Total | 531.56 km2 (205.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,572 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-moncorvo.pt |
Torre de Moncorvo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁ(ɨ) ðɨ mõˈkoɾvu]) is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572,[1] in an area of 531.56 km².[2]
The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD.
Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine, opened in 2012. The municipal holiday is March 19. A ruined castle is also located in the center of town.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Açoreira
- Adeganha e Cardanha
- Cabeça Boa
- Carviçais
- Castedo
- Felgar e Souto da Velha
- Felgueiras e Maçores
- Horta da Vilariça
- Larinho
- Lousa
- Mós
- Torre de Moncorvo
- Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at archive.today
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 121" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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