Vila e Roussas

Coordinates: 42°06′50″N 8°15′32″W / 42.114°N 8.259°W / 42.114; -8.259
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Vila e Roussas
Vila e Roussas is located in Portugal
Vila e Roussas
Vila e Roussas
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 42°06′50″N 8°15′32″W / 42.114°N 8.259°W / 42.114; -8.259
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Alto Minho
DistrictViana do Castelo
MunicipalityMelgaço
Area
 • Total11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,667
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Vila e Roussas is a civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço, Portugal. It contains the town centre of Melgaço. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Vila and Roussas.[1] The population in 2011 was 2,667,[2] in an area of 11.51 km2.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 70" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país