Selorico da Beira ( port. Celorico da Beira ; [ sɨlo'ɾiku dɐ 'bɐiɾɐ ]) is an urban-type village in Portugal , the center of the municipality of the same name as part of Guarda County. According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Beira Alta . Included in the economic and statistical subregion of Beira-Interior-Norte , which is part of the Central region . The population is 2.6 thousand inhabitants (village), 8.7 thousand inhabitants (municipality) and in 2006 . It covers an area of 249.93 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Celorico da Beira | |||||
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| port. Celorico da beira | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Beira Alta | ||||
| County | Guarda | ||||
| Area | Celorico da Beira | ||||
| Internal division | 22 areas | ||||
| The mayor | Jose Monteiro | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1185 | ||||
| Square | 249.93 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 8 683 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 35.5 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Celoricense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 6360 | ||||
| cm-celoricodabeira.pt | |||||
The patron saint of the village is Virgin Mary ( port. Maria . The holiday of the village is May 23 .
Location
The village is located 14 km northwest of adm. Guarda County County Center.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - the municipality of Trancoso
- in the northeast - municipality of Pinell
- in the southeast - Guard municipality
- in the southwest - the municipality of Goveya
- in the west - the municipality of Fornos de Algodres
History
The village was founded in 1185 . The famous native of this place was the pilot Sakadura Cabral .
Population
| Municipality population by years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 7755 | 8113 | 15 820 | 14,880 | 14 930 | 10 269 | 8875 | 8875 | 8752 |
Composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Asoresh
- Barasal
- Kadafash
- Karrapishana
- Cazas do Saweiro
- Cortiso da Serra
- Fornu Teleira
- Lajeosa do Mondegu
- Lignaris
- Masal do Shan
- Bagel
- Minial
- Pradush
- Brine
- Rateyira
- Salgeiraish
- Santa maria
- Sao pedro
- Vale de Azares
- Veloz
- Vide-Entre Vinyash
- Vila Boa do Mondegu
Castle
See also
- Guarda County
- Guard County Municipalities
- Guarda County Districts