Freixo de Espada à Cinta

municipality and town of Portugal

Freixo de Espada à Cinta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɾɐjʃu ðɨ (ɨ)ʃˈpaða ˈsĩtɐ] (audio speaker iconlisten)), is a municipality in the northeastern region of Portugal, it is near the border with Spain, near the Douro River Valley. The population in 2011 was 3,780,[1] in an area of 244.14 km2.[2]

Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Flag of Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Coat of arms of Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Coordinates: 41°5′28″N 6°48′28″W / 41.09111°N 6.80778°W / 41.09111; -6.80778
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictBragança
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentJosé Manuel Caldeira Santos (PS)
Area
 • Total244.14 km2 (94.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,188
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
5180
Area code279
Websitehttp://www.cm-freixoespadacinta.pt/

References

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.