Torre de Moncorvo

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Moncorvo Municipality)
Jump to: navigation, search
Torre de Moncorvo
Municipality
Flag of Torre de Moncorvo
Flag
Coat of arms of Torre de Moncorvo
Coat of arms
250px
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country  Portugal
Region Norte
Subregion Douro
Intermunic. comm. Douro
District Bragança
Parishes 13
Government
 • President Fernando Ferreira (PS)
Area
 • Total 531.56 km2 (205.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 8,572
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-moncorvo.pt

Torre de Moncorvo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁ(ɨ) ðɨ mõˈkoɾvu]) is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572,[1] in an area of 531.56 km².[2]

The present mayor is Fernando Aires Ferreira, elected by the Socialist Party.

Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine, opened in 2012. The municipal holiday is March 19.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

  • Açoreira
  • Adeganha e Cardanha
  • Cabeça Boa
  • Carviçais
  • Castedo
  • Felgar e Souto da Velha
  • Felgueiras e Maçores
  • Horta da Vilariça
  • Larinho
  • Lousa
  • Mós
  • Torre de Moncorvo
  • Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Direção-Geral do Território
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>