Tarouca
Municipality in Norte, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tarouca (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈɾokɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in Viseu District in Norte Region and Douro Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,046,[1] in an area of 100.08 km2.[2]
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Tarouca | |
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Coordinates: 41°01′N 7°46′W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
District | Viseu |
Parishes | 7 |
Government | |
• President | Mário Ferreira (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 100.08 km2 (38.64 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,046 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
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The city of Tarouca proper has about 3,400 residents; it was promoted to city in December 2004. The present mayor is Mário Caetano Teixeira Ferreira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 29.