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Moimenta da Beira - Definition and Overview

Moimenta da Beira is a Portuguese town in the district of Viseu, região Norte and subregião of Douro, with about 2,400 inhabitants. The city administration with 219.75 km² in area and 11,074 inhabitants (2001), subdivided in 20 parishes. The city is bounded by Tabuaço the northeast, Sernancelhe in the southeast, Sátão in the south, Vila Nova de Paiva in the west andTaruoca and Armamar in the northwest.

  • Area: 219.75 km²
  • Population: 11,074
  • Density: 50.39/km²

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms are mafe up with two corn cobs, one on the top-right and one on a bottom-left with a leaf from a corn tied in a red ribbon with a white strip. Surrounding the two are a wavy blue strip in a grey shield. The crown has 4 towers.

The color of the flag are green and yellow in four squares, yellow on top-left and bottom right and green on top-right and bottom left

Parishes

Here are 20 parishes of Moimenta da Beira:

Parish Population Area Density
Aldeia de Nacomba 149 6.8 km²/680 ha 21.9/km²
Alvite 1,228 20.31 km²/2,031 ha 60.5/km²
Arcozelos 744 8.56 km²/856 ha 86.9/km²
Ariz 164 7.71 km² 21.3/km²
Baldos 253 4.16 km²/416 ha 60.8/km²
Cabaços 395 11.83 km²/1,183 ha 33.4/km²
Caria 579 15.82 km² 36.6/km²
Castelo 315 6.42 km²/642 ha 49.1/km²
Leomil 1,250 39.4 km²/3,940 ha 31.7/km²
Moimenta da Beira 2,402 10.17 km²/1,017 ha 236.2/km²
Nagosa 162 4.58 km²/458 ha 35.4/km²
Paradinha 133 6.29 km²/629 ha 21.1/km²
Passô 443 3.17 km²/317 ha 139.7/km²
Pêra Velha 264 13.11 km²/1,311 ha 20.1/km²
Peva 513 19.92 km²/1,992 ha 25.8/km²
Rua 678 9.42 km²/942 ha 72/km²
Sarzedo 200 8.52 km²/852 ha 23.5/km²
Segões 114 2.2 km²/222 ha 51.8/km²
Sever 603 12.52 km²/1,252 ha 48.2/km²
Vilar 485 8.84 km²/884 ha 54.9/km²


The most populated parish in population and density is Moimenta da Beira, the smallest populated and teh smallest parish is Segões. The most underpopulated parish in density is Pêra Velha (Portuguese for old pear). The largest parish in area is Leomil. Much of the villages are under 1,000. 4,880 or 44.07% love in parishes over 1,000.

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