Sendim e Atenor explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Sendim e Atenor
Region:Norte
Cim:Terras de Trás-os-Montes
District:Bragança
Municipality:Miranda do Douro
Coordinates:41.387°N -6.427°W
Area Total:58.93
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1487

Sendim e Atenor (mirandese: Sendin i Atanor) is a civil parish in the municipality of Miranda do Douro, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Sendim and Atenor.[1] The population in 2011 was 1,487,[2] in an area of 58.93 km2.[3] Sendim is in the area where the rare Mirandese language, related to Leonese, is spoken and co-official with Portuguese.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 71-72. 28 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. 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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país