Seia
Seia | |
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.jpg) Urban area of Seia | |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′N 7°42′W / 40.417°N 7.700°WCoordinates: 40°25′N 7°42′W / 40.417°N 7.700°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
| District | Guarda |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Government | |
| • President | Carlos Filipe Camelo (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 435.69 km2 (168.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 24,702 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | July 3 |
| Website | http://www.cm-seia.pt |
Seia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐjɐ] (
listen)) is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 24,702,[1] in an area of 453.69 square kilometres (175.17 sq mi).[2] Its urban population is about 7,000. Seia was elevated to city status on July 3, 1986.
The municipality is situated on the northwestern slope of Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, with a top height of 1993 meters.
The present Mayor is Carlos Filipe Camelo, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is July 3.
Seia has an annual cinema festival called CineEco that focuses on films with ecological and natural themes.
Population[edit]
| Population of Seia Municipality (1801–2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 9993 | 14557 | 31929 | 31283 | 34436 | 31352 | 30362 | 28144 | 27574 |
Parishes[edit]
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 21 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alvoco da Serra
- Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge
- Girabolhos
- Loriga
- Paranhos
- Pinhanços
- Sabugueiro
- Sameice e Santa Eulália
- Sandomil
- Santa Comba
- Santa Marinha e São Martinho
- Santiago
- Sazes da Beira
- Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros
- Teixeira
- Torrozelo e Folhadosa
- Tourais e Lajes
- Travancinha
- Valezim
- Vide e Cabeça
- Vila Cova à Coelheira
Notable people[edit]
- Sebastião Fernandes da Costa (1842 in Santa Marinha – 1889) a lawyer and politician.
- Afonso Augusto da Costa (1871-1937) a lawyer, professor and republican politician.
- Theodorico de Sacadura Botte (1902 in Quinta da Bica - 1987) a colonial administrator and entrepreneur.
- António de Almeida Santos (1926–2016) a lawyer, politician and government minister
- Joaquim Pina Moura (1952 in Loriga – 2020) a Portuguese politician and economist.
Sport[edit]
- Fernando Mendes (born 1937) a footballer and manager with 177 club caps and 21 for Portugal.
- André Lopes (born 1982) a Portuguese volleyball player
- José Bosingwa (born 1982) a former footballer with 334 club caps and 27 with Portugal.
- Cícero Semedo (born 1986) a footballer with over 260 club caps and 14 for Guinea-Bissau
- Alexandre Ferreira (born 1991) a Portuguese volleyball player
References[edit]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 112" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links[edit]
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