Santa Maria Maior (Chaves)

Santa Maria Maior
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Alto Tâmega
District :	Vila Real
Concelho :	Chaves
Coordinates :	41 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 28 ′  W
Residents:	12,019 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	5.63 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	2135 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	5400-558
politics
Mayor :	João Carlos Alves Neves
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior Avenida Tenente Valadim - Edificio Maria Rita 5400-558 Santa Maria Maior
Website:	www.jf-santamariamaior.pt

Santa Maria Maior is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese city ​​of Chaves . 12,019 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

In the historic old town

The castle ( castelo ) of Chaves

Monuments

• Pelourinho de Chaves
• Igreja de Santa Maria Maior (Chaves) or Igreja Matriz de Chaves
• Castelo de Chaves
• Igreja da Misericórdia

Web links

Commons : Santa Maria Maior (Chaves)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

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