Açoreira
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Douro | |||||
| District : | Bragança | |||||
| Concelho : | Torre de Moncorvo | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 8 ′ N , 7 ° 2 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 524 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 23.98 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 22 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 5160-011 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Father José Cordeiro Andrade | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Açoreira Rua Além 5160-011 Açoreira |
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Açoreira is a town and municipality in northeastern Portugal .
history
Traces point to a settlement at least since the Castro culture . From the 2nd century BC The Romans ruled here , followed by Germanic tribes in the 5th century AD , which were replaced by the Arabs from 711 onwards. From the 8th century the place is documented as Assoreira or Assureira .
administration
Açoreira is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Torre de Moncorvo in the Bragança district . 524 inhabitants live in it on an area of 24 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The following three localities are in the municipality:
- Açoreira
- Quinta do Constancio
- Sequeiros
Web links
Commons : Açoreira - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website for the municipality of Açoreira at the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo
- Website of the leisure and cultural association Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Açoreira
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ History of Açoreira on the website of the leisure and cultural association Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Açoreira , accessed on September 6, 2018
Freguesias in the concelho Torre de Moncorvo