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Encyclopedia > Carregal do Sal
Carregal do Sal
Coat of arms of Carregal do Sal
Municipal Coat of Arms
Location of Carregal do Sal
District or region Viseu
Mayor
  - Party
Atílio Nunes
PSD
Area 116.9 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

10,555
90/km²
No. of parishes 7
Coordinates 40º24'N 7º52'W [1]
Municipal holiday 2nd Monday after the
3rd Sunday of July
Website: http://www.carregal-digital.pt

Carregal do Sal (pron. IPA: /kɐʁɨ'ɣaɫ du saɫ/) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 116.9 km² and a total population of 10,555 inhabitants. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Districts There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal: note: Territorial division in Portugal is currently in flux, because of planned decentralization. ... Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... The District of Viseu is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A freguesia (pron. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...


The municipality is composed of seven parishes and is located in the district Viseu. The District of Viseu is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. ...


The present mayor is Atílio dos Santos Nunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ...


The municipal holiday is the second Monday after the third Sunday of July.


Parishes

  • Beijós
  • Cabanas de Viriato
  • Currelos
  • Oliveira do Conde
  • Papízios
  • Parada
  • Sobral, previously Sobral de Papízios

External links

  • Town Hall official website


 
Municipalities of the District of Viseu
Flag of Portugal
Armamar | Carregal do Sal | Castro Daire | Cinfães | Lamego | Mangualde | Moimenta da Beira | Mortágua | Nelas | Oliveira de Frades | Penalva do Castelo | Penedono | Resende | Santa Comba Dão | São João da Pesqueira | São Pedro do Sul | Sátão | Sernancelhe | Tabuaço | Tarouca | Tondela | Vila Nova de Paiva | Viseu | Vouzela

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