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Fafe
Coat of arms of Fafe
Municipal Coat of Arms
Location of Fafe
District or region Braga
Mayor
  - Party
José Martins Ribeiro
PS
Area 219.1 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

53,528
244/km²
No. of parishes 36
Coordinates 41º27'N 8º10'W [1]
Municipal holiday
May 16
Website: http://www.cm-fafe.pt

Fafe (pron. IPA: /'faf(ɨ)/) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 219.1 km² and a total population of 53,528 inhabitants. Image File history File links FAF1. ... 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 Braga is located in the Northwest of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Braga. ... 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 Socialist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ... 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. ... 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 is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ... 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... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 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 ... // The 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions of Portugal subdivided into their municipalities Portugal is divided into 18 districts (Portuguese: distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (Portuguese: regiões autónomas), Azores and Madeira, that are further sub-divided into 308 municipalities (Portuguese: municípios or concelhos). ... 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 36 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga. The District of Braga is located in the Northwest of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Braga. ...


The present Mayor is José Martins Ribeiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ...


The municipal holiday is May 16. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ...


Parishes

  • Aboim
  • Agrela
  • Antime
  • Ardegão
  • Armil
  • Arnozela
  • Cepães
  • Estorãos
  • Fafe
  • Fareja
  • Felgueiras
  • Fornelos
  • Freitas
  • Golães
  • Gontim
  • Medelo
  • Monte
  • Moreira do Rei
  • Passos
  • Pedraído
  • Queimadela
  • Quinchães
  • Regadas
  • Revelhe
  • Ribeiros
  • Santa Cristina de Arões
  • São Clemente de Silvares
  • São Gens
  • São Martinho de Silvares
  • São Romão de Arões
  • Seidões
  • Serafão
  • Travassós
  • Várzea Cova
  • Vila Cova
  • Vinhós

External links

  • Municipality official website



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