Gouveia is a city and a municipality in Portugal

Portugal

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 with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 3,759.

The municipality is composed of 22 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda

Guarda (district)

The district of Guarda is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda.-Municipalities:The district is contains 14 municipalities:...

, Region: Centro; Sub Region: Serra da Estrela.

The present Mayor is Álvaro dos Santos Amaro, elected by the Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

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The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.

Parishes

• Aldeias
• Arcozelo
• Cativelos
• Figueiró da Serra
• Folgosinho
• Freixo da Serra
• Lagarinhos
• Mangualde da Serra
• Melo
• Moimenta da Serra
• Nabais
• Nespereira
• Paços da Serra
• Ribamondego
• Rio Torto
• São Julião (Gouveia)
• São Paio
• São Pedro (Gouveia)
• Vila Cortês da Serra
• Vila Franca da Serra
• Vila Nova de Tazem (formerly aka Vila Nova do Casal)
• Vinhó

External links

• Municipality official website