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| Location | ||||||
| - Country |  Portugal |
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| - Region | Norte | |||||
| - Subregion | Alto Trás-os-Montes | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Vila Real | |||||
| Mayor | Fernando José Rodrigues | |||||
| - Party | PS | |||||
| Area | 805,8 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 12.150 | |||||
| - Density | 15/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 36 | |||||
| Municipal holiday | June 9 |
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| Website: http://www.cm-montalegre.pt | ||||||
Montalegre (Portuguese pron. IPA: [mõtɐ'lɛgɾ(ɨ)]) is a town and a municipality in Portugal, located in the Vila Real district in the north of the country. The municipality has a total area of 805,8 km², a total population of 12.150 inhabitants and is composed of 36 parishes.
The present Mayor is Fernando José Rodrigues, elected by the Socialist Party.
The municipal holiday is June 9.
Coat of Arms and flag
Montalegre's coat of arms features a red shield with a grey bricked castle. A blue label is in the bottom. The crown has four towers. The flag is blue and white.
Parishes
The 36 parishes of Montalegre are:
| Parish | Population | Area (km²) |
Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabril | 640 | 46.21 | 8.4 |
| Cambeses do Rio | 141 | 15.02 | 9.4 |
| Cervos | 328 | 33.07 | 9 |
| Chã | 928 | 57.6 | 16.1 |
| Contim | 100 | 11.25 | 8.9 |
| Covelães | 186 | 18.44 | 10.1 |
| Covelo do Gerês | 254 | 10.51 | 24.2 |
| Donões | 72 | 9.39 | 7.7 |
| Ferral | 547 | 15.83 | 34.6 |
| Fervidelas | 116 | 5.77 | 20.1 |
| Fiães do Rio | 104 | 6.93 | 15 |
| Frades do Rio | X | X | X |
| Gralhas | 235 | 20.82 | 11.3 |
| Meixedo | 235 | 20.82 | 11,3 |
| Meixide | 127 | 12.17 | 10.4 |
| Montalegre | 1,817 | 17.58 | 103.4 |
| Morgade | 275 | 20.95 | 13.1 |
| Mourilhe | 144 | 22.92 | 6.3 |
| Negrões | 196 | 18.98 | 10.3 |
| Outeiro | 203 | 51.58 | 3.9 |
| Padornelos | 151 | 15.52 | 9.7 |
| Padroso | 119 | 9.03 | 13.2 |
| Paradela | 221 | 12.34 | 17.9 |
| Pitões das Júnias | 201 | 36.89 | 5.4 |
| Pondras | 193 | 11.12 | 17.4 |
| Reigoso | 200 | 16.95 | 11.8 |
| Salto | 1,867 | 77.89 | 24 |
| Santo André | 271 | 19.82 | 13.7 |
| Sarraquinhos | 378 | 32.94 | 11.5 |
| Sezelhe | 145 | 12.81 | 11.3 |
| Solveira | 214 | 12.17 | 17.6 |
| Tourém | 185 | 16.61 | 11.1 |
| Venda Nova | 401 | 7.97 | 50.3 |
| Viade de Baixo | 781 | 42 | 18,6 |
| Vila da Ponte | 255 | 10.73 | 23.8 |
| Vilar de Perdizes | 532 | 25.56 | 20.8 |
| Peireses | 174 | 4.26 | 30 |
Montalegre is one of the two municipalities that compose the region of Barroso. The Peneda-Gerês National Park comprises 26,26% of its area (211,74 km² out of a total 806,19 km² belonging to that park).
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