Alvações do Corgo
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| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Douro | |||||
| District : | Vila Real | |||||
| Concelho : | Santa Marta de Penaguião | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 12 ′ N , 7 ° 45 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 477 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 4.34 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 110 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Alvações do Corgo is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Santa Marta de Penaguião (Vila Real district). It covers an area of 4.3 km² and has 477 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
The municipality is located about two and a half kilometers east of the district town of Santa Marta de Penaguião on the Corgo River . Economically, the place is characterized by agriculture, wine and olive growing.
Sights include the parish church, the Capela da Azinheira and two granite milestones.
The town's patron saint is St. Anthony , whose festival is celebrated annually on June 13th.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Alvações do Corgo at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
