Mealhada () is a city and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in

Aveiro District Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality. Aveiro District is bordered by the Po ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,428,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 110.66 km². It had 17,043 eligible voters (2006). The city of Mealhada itself has a population of 4,522.
Census 2011 (INE - Statistics Portugal) It is included in the

Região de Coimbra The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in October 2013, replacing the previously existing ''Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra''. Since January 2015, Região de Coimbra is ...

. The city of Coimbra is about 20 km away. The current Mayor is Rui Marqueiro, elected by the

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. The municipal holiday is

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Demographics

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''

freguesias ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...

''): * Barcouço * Casal Comba * Luso * Mealhada, Ventosa do Bairro e Antes * Pampilhosa * Vacariça

Cities and towns

* Mealhada (city) / idade. * Towns: Luso ; Pampilhosa

Villages

(Partial list): * * Barcouco * Buçaco * Casal Comba * Mala * Travasso * Vacarica *

Ventosa do Bairro Ventosa may refer to the following places: * Ventosa, Asturias, Spain * Ventosa, La Rioja, Spain * Ventosa (Alenquer), Portugal * Ventosa de la Cuesta Ventosa de la Cuesta is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and Le� ...

* Vimieira

Attractions

The

Buçaco Palace The Buçaco Palace is a former convent that today houses a luxury hotel located in the Buçaco mountain range, in the municipality of Mealhada, in central Portugal.José Mattoso História de Portugal - Volume 5 1993 - Page 678 "Palace Hotel do ...

(Portuguese: Palácio Hotel do Buçaco) is a luxury hotel in the Luso parish, in the municipality of Mealhada, in the

Serra do Buçaco Serra do Bussaco ( ) is a mountain range in Portugal, formerly included in the province of Beira Litoral.Lonely Planet Portugal Regis St. Louis, Robert Landon – 2007 p316 Serra do Buçaco The highest point in the range is the Cruz Alta at 549 ...

mountains. Other interesting sights near Luso: Cruz Alta, a dense wooded forest. Other attractions: Mealhada: City Park (Parque da Cidade de Mealhada).

Demographics

Parishes

Cities and towns

Villages

Attractions

Principal train stations

References

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