Moimenta da Beira

Moimenta da Beira is a Portuguese town in the district of Viseu, região Norte and subregião of Douro, with about 2,400 inhabitants. The city administration with 219.75 km² in area and 11,074 inhabitants (2001), subdivided in 20 parishes. The city is bounded by Tabuaço the northeast, Sernancelhe in the southeast, Sátão in the south, Vila Nova de Paiva in the west and Taruoca and Armamar in the northwest.

Area: 219.75 km²
Population: 11,074
Density: 50.39/km²

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms are made up with two corn cobs, one on the top-right and one on a bottom-left with a leaf from a corn tied in a red ribbon with a white strip. Surrounding the two are a wavy blue strip in a grey shield. The crown has 4 towers.

The color of the flag is green and yellow in four squares, yellow on top-left and bottom right and green on top-right and bottom left.

Parishes

Here are 20 parishes of Moimenta da Beira:

Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Aldeia de Nacomba	149	6.8	21.9
Alvite	1,228	20.31	60.5
Arcozelos	744	8.56	86.9
Ariz	164	7.71	21.3
Baldos	253	4.16	60.8
Cabaços	395	11.83	33.4
Caria	579	15.82	36.6
Castelo	315	6.42	49.1
Leomil	1,250	39.4	31.7
Moimenta da Beira	2,402	10.17	236.2
Nagosa	162	4.58	35.4
Paradinha	133	6.29	21.1
Passô	443	3.17	139.7
Pêra Velha	264	13.11	20.1
Peva	513	19.92	25.8
Rua	678	9.42	72
Sarzedo	200	8.52	23.5
Segões	114	2.2	51.8
Sever	603	12.52	48.2
Vilar	485	8.84	54.9

The most populated parish in population and density is Moimenta da Beira; the least populated and smallest parish is Segões. The most underpopulated parish in density is Pêra Velha (Portuguese for old pear). The largest parish in area is Leomil. Much of the villages are under 1,000. 4,880 or 44.07% live in parishes over 1,000.

External link

Mapquest – Moimenta da Beira

Map and aerial photos

Categories: Cities and towns of Portugal