Mêda () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,202,
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Municipality
The municipality is located in Guarda District
The district of Guarda ( pt, Distrito de Guarda ) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda.
Municipalities
The district con ...
, 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
Pinhel () is a concelho, municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the Centro, Portugal, central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52&nbs ...
is the: Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley, a World Heritage site.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 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 ...
''):Coriscada
Coriscada is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") of Portugal, in the municipality of Mêda, in Guarda district. The population in 2011 was 208 in an area of 25.19 km2.
Extremely rich in 17th century patrimony, the village has been notable since ...
* Dipsy
* Marialva
* Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa
* Poço do Canto
* Prova e Casteição
* Rabaçal
* Ranhados
* Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela
See also
* Cancelos de Baixo
References
External links
Municipality official websitePhotos from Meda
Municipalities of Guarda District
Cities in Portugal
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