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Vizela
Settlement
Flag of Vizela
Coat of arms of Vizela
Location in Portugal
Location in Portugal
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Ave
DistrictBraga
Area
 • Total24.70 km2 (9.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,736
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-vizela.pt

Vizela (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈzɛlɐ]) is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736,[1] in an area of 24.70 km².[2]

The present Mayor is Dinis Manuel da Silva Costa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Caldas de Vizela (São Miguel e São João)
  • Infias
  • Santa Eulália
  • Santo Adrião de Vizela
  • Tagilde e Vizela (São Paio)

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 142" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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