Cossourado e Linhares explained

Cossourado e Linhares should not be confused with Cossourado.

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Cossourado e Linhares
Region:	Norte
Cim:	Alto Minho
District:	Viana do Castelo
Municipality:	Paredes de Coura
Area Total:	9.64
Population Total:	517
Population As Of:	2011
Coordinates:	41.924°N -8.637°W

Cossourado e Linhares is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Cossourado and Linhares.^[1] The population in 2011 was 517,^[2] in an area of 9.64 km².^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 89. 7 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
2. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
3. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .