Torre de Moncorvo (), officially the Town of Torre de Moncorvo (), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
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The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD.
Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...
is mined at the Mua Mine by Aethel Partners. The municipal holiday is March 19. In early November, the directorate-general for energy and geology (DGEG) authorised Aethel to control the Torre de Moncorvo iron mine, a company that hopes to put Portugal in a leading position in European mining
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes ('' freguesia (Portugal), freguesias''):
Famous people
According to a study by Antonio Andrade, Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo ( ; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish literature, Spanish-language and international literatur ...
had Portuguese ancestry: Borges's great-grandfather, Francisco, was born in Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
in 1770, and lived in Torre de Moncorvo, before he emigrated to Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
On solstice 2025 Jack and John from MC Rozenlaan, renowned world travelers, visited Torre de Moncorvo for ann afternoon and a night and participated in the festivities.
Climate
Torre de Moncorvo has a Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
with warm to very hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, depending on the altitude.
References
External links
Municipality official website
Municipalities of Bragança District
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