Mêda

Mêda (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmeðɐ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,202,^[1] in an area of 286.05 km².^[2] The city of Mêda proper had a population of 2,004 in 2001.^[3] It was promoted to city in December 2004.

Mêda
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 40°58′N 7°16′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District	Guarda
Parishes	11
Government
• President	João Leal Pinto (PSD)
Area
• Total	286.05 km2 (110.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,202
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	November 11
Website	http://www.cm-meda.pt

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):^[4]

• 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