Seia
Seia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐjɐ] (
Seia | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′N 7°42′W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
| District | Guarda |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Government | |
| • President | Carlos Filipe Camelo (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 435.69 km2 (168.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 24,702 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | July 3 |
| Website | http://www.cm-seia.pt |
The municipality is situated on the northwestern slope of Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, with a top height of 1993 meters.
The present Mayor is Carlos Filipe Camelo, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is July 3.
Seia has an annual cinema festival called CineEco that focuses on films with ecological and natural themes.
Population
| Population of Seia Municipality (1801–2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 9993 | 14557 | 31929 | 31283 | 34436 | 31352 | 30362 | 28144 | 27574 |
Parishes
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 21 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alvoco da Serra
- Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge
- Girabolhos
- Loriga
- Paranhos
- Pinhanços
- Sabugueiro
- Sameice e Santa Eulália
- Sandomil
- Santa Comba
- Santa Marinha e São Martinho
- Santiago
- Sazes da Beira
- Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros
- Teixeira
- Torrozelo e Folhadosa
- Tourais e Lajes
- Travancinha
- Valezim
- Vide e Cabeça
- Vila Cova à Coelheira
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References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 112" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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