Macedo de Cavaleiros
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| Location | ||||||
| - Country |  Portugal |
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| - Region | Norte | |||||
| - Subregion | Alto Trás-os-Montes | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Bragança | |||||
| Mayor | Beraldino Pinto | |||||
| - Party | PSD | |||||
| Area | 699.2 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 17,210 | |||||
| - Density | 25/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 38 | |||||
| Coordinates | 41º32'N 6º57'W | |||||
| Municipal holiday | Saint Peter June 29 |
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| Website: http://www.cm-mcavaleiros.pt | ||||||
Macedo de Cavaleiros (pron. IPA: [mɐ'sedu dɨ kɐvɐ'lɐiɾuʃ]) is a municipality in northeastern Portugal, in the district of Bragança.
The municipality is composed of 38 parishes with a total population of 17,210 and is located in the district of Bragança. The city itself has a population of 6,844.[1]
The present mayor is Beraldino Vilarinho Pinto, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The municipal holiday is June 29.
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[edit] Coat of arms and flag
The coat of arms of Macedo de Cavaleiros is made up of 9 silver snowflakes with three at the top and another three at the bottom in a u-curve shape in black. In the centre there is a small grey crest with a chestnut leaf. There is a crown at the top with five castle towers. The flag is green and yellow from left to right with the seal in the middle.
[edit] Parishes
Here are the 38 parishes of Macedo de Cavaleiros:
| Parish | Population | Area | Density |
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| Ala | 497 | 33.76 km² | 14.7/km² |
| Amendoeira | 490 | 15.54 km² | 31.5/km² |
| Arcas | 389 | 23.12 km² | 16.8/km² |
| Bagueixe | 190 | 9.88 km² | 19.2/km² |
| Bornes | 420 | 18.75 km² | 22.4/km² |
| Burga | 88 | 7.35 km² | 12/km² |
| Carrapatas | 225 | 6.7 km² | 33.6/km² |
| Castelãos | 395 | 13.1 km² | 30.2/km² |
| Chacim | 341 | 19.42 km² | 17.6/km² |
| Cortiços | 417 | 24.72 km² | 16.9/km² |
| Corujas | 213 | 9.68 km² | 22/km² |
| Edroso | 131 | 12.29 km² | 10.7/km² |
| Espadanedo | 194 | 17.9 km² | 10.8/km² |
| Ferreira | 222 | 19.57 km² | 11.3/km² |
| Grijó | 471 | 8.17 km² | 57.6/km² |
| Lagoa | 432 | 34.52 km² | 12.5/km² |
| Lamalonga | 475 | 16.97 km² | 28/km² |
| Lamas | 287 | 8.71 km² | 33/km² |
| Lombo | 379 | 14.45 km² | 26.2/km² |
| Macedo de Cavaleiros | 6,087 | 15.34 km² | 396.8/km² |
| Morais | 704 | 52.8 km² | 13.3/km² |
| Murçós | 206 | 21.23 km² | 9.7/km² |
| Olmos | 247 | 18.67 km² | 13.2/km² |
| Peredo | 366 | 21.91 km² | 16.7/km² |
| Podence | 357 | 14.33 km² | 24.9/km² |
| Salselas | 480 | 36.42 km² | 13.2/km² |
| Santa Combinha | 72 | 4.9 km² | 14.7/km² |
| Sezulfe | 184 | 15.2 km² | 12.1/km² |
| Soutelo Mourisco | 60 | 12.5 km² | 4.8/km² |
| Talhas | 417 | 43.6 km² | 9.6/km² |
| Talhinhas | 244 | 25.29 km² | 9.6/km² |
| Vale Benfeito | 231 | 15.86 km² | 14.6/km² |
| Vale da Porca | 349 | 17.23 km² | 20.3/km² |
| Vale de Prados | 413 | 8.81 km² | 46.9/km² |
| Vilar do Monte | 142 | 6.23 km² | 22.8/km² |
| Vilarinho de Agrochão | 269 | 13.84 km² | 19.4/km² |
| Vilarinho do Monte | 72 | 7.31 km² | 9.8/km² |
| Vinhas | 293 | 33.2 km² | 8.8/km² |
All the parishes except Macedo de Cavaleiros itself have populations under 1,000, and Morais is the only other parish with a population greater than 500. 11,362 people, or 65.12% of the total population live in those parishes with a population of less than 1,000 with the remaining 34.88%, more than 1/3 of the total population living in Macedo de Cavaleiros. At the other extreme the smallest parish by population and population density is Soutelo Mourisco. The largest parish by area is Morais, the smallest Santa Combinha.
[edit] References
- ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
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