Mêda

Mêda () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,202,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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It was promoted to city in December 2004.

Municipality

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.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
* 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

See also

* Cancelos de Baixo

References

External links

Municipality official websitePhotos from Meda

Municipalities of Guarda District
Cities in Portugal

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