Freguesia

Freguesia, translated as "parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal.^[1] A freguesia is a subdivision of a município (municipality). Each parish use the name of a landmark in the area or of the patron saint from Catholic parish (paróquia in Portuguese).

Freguesia
Category	3rd-level administrative division
Location	Portugal
Found in	Municipality
Created	1916 (Freguesia)
Number	3,091
Government	Junta de Freguesia Assembleia de Freguesia