Vilar de Mouros explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Vilar de Mouros
Region:Norte
Cim:Alto Minho
District:Viana do Castelo
Municipality:Caminha
Coordinates:41.891°N -8.797°W
Area Total:10.38
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:753

Vilar de Mouros is a civil parish ("freguesia") in the municipality of Caminha, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 753,[1] in an area of 10.38 km2.[2] Located on the banks of the Coura, 7 km from the municipal seat, it became famous as the location of the oldest rock festival in Portugal - the Vilar de Mouros Festival.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
  2. 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