Tarouca
Tarouca | |
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| Coordinates: 41°01′N 7°46′W / 41.017°N 7.767°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) |
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]
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.
Parishes[edit]
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Gouviães e Ucanha
- Granja Nova
- Mondim da Beira
- Salzedas
- São João de Tarouca
- Tarouca e Dálvares
- Várzea da Serra
Notable people[edit]
- José Leite de Vasconcelos (1858 in Ucanha, Tarouca – 1941) a Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory.
References[edit]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 118" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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