Mêda

Mêda () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,202,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 286.05 km2. The city of Mêda proper had a population of 2,004 in 2001.UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal) 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

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