Covas do Douro
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Douro | |||||
| District : | Vila Real | |||||
| Concelho : | Sabrosa | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 7 ° 36 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 444 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 19.68 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 23 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 5085-205 | |||||
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| Mayor : | José Arnaldo de Carvalho Guerra | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Covas do Douro Rua Camilo Castelo Branco 5085-205 Covas do Douro |
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Covas do Douro is a village in northern Portugal .
The municipality is located south of the small town of Sabrosa in the mountains of the Alto Douro , the oldest protected wine-growing region in the world since 1756 ( UNESCO World Heritage since 2001 ). There are numerous wineries (quintas) in the municipality. The Capela de São Salvador do Mundo is located in Chanceleiros .
administration
Covas do Douro is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Sabrosa , in the Vila Real district . On June 30, 2011 the community had 444 inhabitants on an area of 19.7 km².
The following localities are in the municipality:
- Pesinho
- Chanceleiros
- Donelo do Douro
- Poça
- Ferrão
Personalities
Well-known entertainment singer Emanuel was born here in 1957.
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Covas do Douro at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Parish website on the county government website
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
