Mira (Portugal)

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Mira
coat of arms map
Mira coat of arms
Mira (Portugal)
Mira
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Coimbra
District : Coimbra
Concelho : Mira
Coordinates : 40 ° 26 ′  N , 8 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′  N , 8 ° 44 ′  W
Residents: 7367 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 63.14 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 117 inhabitants per km²
Height: 27  m
Postal code : 3070-304
politics
Mayor : Artur Jorge Ribeiro Fresco
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Mira
Praça da República
3070-304 Mira
Website: www.jf-mira.pt
Mira district
flag map
Flag of Mira Position of the Mira district
Residents: 12,465 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 124.03 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 100 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Mira
Praça da República
3070-304 Mira
President of the Câmara Municipal: Dr. Raul Jose Rei Soares de Almeida ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-mira.pt

Mira is a small town ( vila ) in Portugal . With the associated fishing village of Praia de Mira , it lies on the Atlantic Ocean . The distance to the southeastern city of Coimbra is about 38 kilometers.

history

The parish was founded in 1442 by a decree of the regent Peter of Portugal . It was granted full city rights by King Manuel I in 1514 .

administration

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Coat of arms of the Mira district Mira is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Coimbra district . On June 30, 2011, the district had 12,465 inhabitants on an area of ​​124 km².

The neighboring districts are Vagos in the north and Cantanhede in the east and south; to the west is the Atlantic Ocean.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Mira district:

Mira district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Carapelhos 717 4.38 164 060803
Mira 7,367 63.14 117 060801
Praia de Mira 3,147 40.28 78 060804
Seixo 1,234 16.23 76 060802
Mira district 12,465 124.03 100 0608

Population development

Population in the Mira district
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
4,572 8,964 8,075 9,671 13,384 13,299 13,257 12,872 13,144 12,363

Municipal holiday

  • July 25th

Town twinning

economy

The economic life of Mira is characterized by agriculture as well as fishing / aquaculture and tourism in Praia de Mira , where there are long sandy beaches.

traffic

Mira is connected to the country's trunk road network via the A17 motorway ( Auto-Estrada do Litoral Centro ).

The place is integrated into the national long-distance bus network of Rede Expressos .

Until the Ramal da Figueira da Foz line was suspended in 2009, the nearest railway connection was in Cantanhede, 17 km to the east . A reopening after the renovation of the line began in 2009 was planned, but has not been announced for the time being since the economic crisis in Portugal as a result of the international financial crisis from 2007 .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Mira, Portugal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística