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Melgaço, Portugal
Municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melgaço (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌmɛlˈɣasu] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,213,[1] in an area of 238.25 km2.[2] It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal.
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![]() The view of the town of Melgaço within the valleys of the Minho River | |
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Coordinates: 42°06′N 8°15′W | |
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Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
District | Viana do Castelo |
Parishes | 13 |
Government | |
• President | Manoel Batista (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 238.25 km2 (91.99 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,213 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | http://www.cm-melgaco.pt |
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The present Mayor is Manoel Batista, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Melgaço is certified by the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program.[3][4]