Montalegri ( port. Montalegre ; [ mõtɐ'lɛgɾ (ɨ) ]) is an urban-type village in Portugal , the center of the municipality of the same name as part of the Vila Real district. According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Traz-u-Montish and Altu-Douro . Included in the economic and statistical subregion of Altu-Traz-u-Montish , which is part of the Northern region . The population is 1.8 thousand inhabitants (village), 12.8 thousand inhabitants (municipality) in 2001 . It covers an area of 806 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Montalegre | |||||
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| port. Montalegre | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Traz-u-Montish and Altu Douro | ||||
| County | Vila Real | ||||
| Area | Montalegre | ||||
| Internal division | 36 districts | ||||
| The mayor | Fernando Jose Rodrigues | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1273 | ||||
| Square | 806.19 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 12 762 people ( 2001 ) | ||||
| Density | 16 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Montalegrense | ||||
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| Postcode | 5470 Montalegre | ||||
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| View | |||||
| cm-montalegre.pt | |||||
The patron saint of the village is Jesus Christ ( port. Cristo ). Village holiday - June 9th .
Content
Location
The village is located 58 km north of adm. Downtown area of Vila Real .
The municipality borders:
- in the north - Spain
- in the east - the municipality of Chaves
- in the southeast - the municipality of Botikash
- in the south - the municipality of Cabeceiras di Bashtu
- in the southwest - the municipality of Vieira do Minho
- in the west - the municipality of Terras di Boru
History
The village was founded in 1273 .
Population
| Municipality population by years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 18,072 | 9794 | 20 732 | 21,158 | 32,728 | 19 403 | 15,464 | 12 762 | 12 150 |
Composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Cabril
- Cambeses do Rio
- Servush
- Shan
- Contin
- Covelo do Gerês
- Coveline
- Donations
- Ferral
- Fervidelache
- Fines do rio
- Grailyash
- Mashadu
- Masheid
- Montalegre
- Morgade
- Morilla
- Negroins
- Oteiro
- Padornelos
- Padroso
- Paradela
- Petit Dash Junyash
- Pondrash
- Reigosa
- Saltu
- Santo Andre
- Sarraquinews
- Cesellier
- Solveira
- Toren
- Venda Nova
- Vyade de Baixu
- Vila da Ponte
- Vilar de Perdises
See also
- Vila Real (county)
- Municipalities of Vila Real County
- Districts of Vila Real County