Vouzela

Vouzela
Municipality
Flag of Vouzela
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Coat of arms of Vouzela
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Coordinates: 40°43′N 8°05′W / 40.717°N 8.083°W / 40.717; -8.083
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Viseu Dão Lafões
DistrictViseu
Parishes9
Government
 • PresidentRui Ladeira (PSD)
Area
 • Total
193.69 km2 (74.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
10,564
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayMay 14
Websitehttp://www.cm-vouzela.pt/

Vouzela (Portuguese pronunciation: [voˈzɛlɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,564,[1] in an area of 193.69 km2.[2]

The present mayor is Rui Ladeira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 14.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alcofra
  • Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
  • Campia
  • Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas
  • Fornelo do Monte
  • Queirã
  • São Miguel do Mato
  • Ventosa
  • Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 142-143" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ Ott, Michael (1909). "Bl. Gil of Santarem" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 06.
  5. ^ Paulo Alexandre, IMDb Database retrieved 24 August 2021.
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