Moledo (Caminha)
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| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Minho | |||||
| District : | Viana do Castelo | |||||
| Concelho : | Caminha | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 51 ′ N , 8 ° 51 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1318 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 7.02 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 188 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Moledo is a Portuguese town and a former community ( freguesia ) in the concelho Caminha . It is located about three kilometers south of Caminha on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean . The community had 1318 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The patron saint of the place is St. Pelagius .
The 17th century Forte da Ínsua is classified as a Monumento Nacional .
With the territorial reform of September 29, 2013 , the municipalities of Moledo and Cristelo were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo . Moledo is the seat of this newly formed community.
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
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Moledo (Caminha) at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
