Mêda Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Mêda
Coordinates:	40.9667°N -23°W
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District:	Guarda
Leader Party:	PSD
Leader Name:	João Leal Pinto
Area Total Km2:	286.05
Population Total:	5,202
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	11
Holiday:	November 11
Website:	http://www.cm-meda.pt

Mêda (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,202,^[1] in an area of 286.05 km².^[2] The city of Mêda proper had a population of 2,004 in 2001.^[3] It was promoted to city in December 2004.

Municipality

The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Beira Interior Norte Subregion. The present Mayor is Anselmo Sousa. The municipal holiday is November 11.

Main monument:

• Marialva Castle/Castelo de Marialva.

Also nearby in the municipalities of Foz Côa and Pinhel is the: Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley, a World Heritage site.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• Aveloso
• Barreira
• Coriscada
• Dipsy
• Marialva
• Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa
• Poço do Canto
• Prova e Casteição
• Rabaçal
• Ranhados
• Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela

See also

• Cancelos de Baixo

External links

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Meda

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. 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 .
3. http://dev.igeo.pt/atlas/Cap2/Cap2d_2.html UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004
4. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 69. 28 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.