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Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Municipality in Norte, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freixo de Espada à Cinta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɾei̯ʃu dɨ ɨʃˈpadɐ a ˈsĩtɐ] ⓘ), sometimes erroneously called Freixo de Espada Cinta (an archaism), is a municipality in the northeastern region of Portugal, near the border with Spain, along the Douro River Valley. The population in 2011 was 3,780,[1] in an area of 244.14 km2.[2]
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Coordinates: 41°5′28″N 6°48′28″W | |
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Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
District | Bragança |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | José Manuel Caldeira Santos (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 244.14 km2 (94.26 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,188 |
• Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 5180 |
Area code | 279 |
Website | http://www.cm-freixoespadacinta.pt/ |
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