Soure () is a town and municipality of the
Coimbra District
Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 17 municipalities:
* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
* Condeixa ...
, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,245,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 265.06 km².[Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
/ref> It includes a castle
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listed as a national monument
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.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):Alfarelos
Alfarelos is a civil parish
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* Degracias e Pombalinho
* Figueiró do Campo
* Gesteira e Brunhós
* Granja do Ulmeiro
* Samuel
* Soure
* Tapeus
* Vila Nova de Anços
* Vinha da Rainha
Climate
References
External links
Photos from Soure
Towns in Portugal
Municipalities of Coimbra District
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