Mêda

Mêda
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°58′N 7°16′W / 40.967°N 7.267°W / 40.967; -7.267
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District	Guarda
Parishes	11
Government
• President	João Leal Pinto (PSD)
Area
• Total	286.05 km2 (110.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,202
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	November 11
Website	http://www.cm-meda.pt

Mêda (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmeðɐ] ^ⓘ) 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.

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.

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

• Cancelos de Baixo

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Meda

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