Mealhada
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Mealhada Municipality is located in Aveiro District in Portugal
. It has a total area of 110.7 km² and a total population of 21,282 inhabitants, and 17,043 electors (2006). The city of Mealhada itself has a population of 5.000.
The municipality is composed of 8 parishes. It is included in the Coimbra Metropolitan Area. The city of Coimbra is about 15 km.
The present Mayor is Carlos Alberto Costa Cabral, elected by the Socialist Party
.
The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
(Portuguese
: Palácio Hotel do Buçaco) is a luxury hotel located in the municipality of Mealhada, in the Serra do Bussaco mountains.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It has a total area of 110.7 km² and a total population of 21,282 inhabitants, and 17,043 electors (2006). The city of Mealhada itself has a population of 5.000.
The municipality is composed of 8 parishes. It is included in the Coimbra Metropolitan Area. The city of Coimbra is about 15 km.
The present Mayor is Carlos Alberto Costa Cabral, elected by the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Portugal)
The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....
.
The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Demographics
| Population of Mealhada Municipality (1801–2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 2326 | 7102 | 9915 | 13869 | 17478 | 19305 | 18272 | 20751 | 21500 |
Parishes
- Antes
- Barcouço
- Casal Comba]]
- Luso
- MealhadaMealhadaMealhada Municipality is located in Aveiro District in Portugal. It has a total area of 110.7 km² and a total population of 21,282 inhabitants, and 17,043 electors . The city of Mealhada itself has a population of 5.000....
- Pampilhosa
- Vacariça
- Ventosa do Bairro
Attractions
The Palace Hotel of BussacoPalace Hotel of Bussaco
The Palace Hotel of Bussaco , is a luxury hotel located in the mountain range of Serra do Bussaco, in the municipality of Mealhada, in central Portugal.-History:...
(Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Palácio Hotel do Buçaco) is a luxury hotel located in the municipality of Mealhada, in the Serra do Bussaco mountains.