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Mirandela
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Mirandela (), officially the City of Mirandela (), is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself is contained by the Mirandela parish, which had a population of 11,397. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 21,384, in an area of 658.96 km2. Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, particularly the alheiras. A round of the European Jetski Championship is held on the Tua River every Summer. The city has two campuses of higher education institutions - one belonging to the public Bragança Polytechnic Institute and one belonging to the private Instituto Piaget.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Mirandela
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- City of Mirandela
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-mdl3.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- MDL1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Paços do Concelho Mirandela.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- City Hall of Mirandela
- Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
- Interactive map of Mirandela
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Norte
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Terras de Trás-os-Montes
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Bragança
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 30
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- Vítor Correia
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.elevation
- 301
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 658.96
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 21,384
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
CM Mirandela / Início
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Parishes
- Culture and landmarks
- Transportation
- Notable people
- Arts and sciences
- Public service
- Sport
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Mirandela (), officially the City of Mirandela (), is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself is contained by the Mirandela parish, which had a population of 11,397. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 21,384, in an area of 658.96 km2. Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, particularly the alheiras. A round of the European Jetski Championship is held on the Tua River every Summer. The city has two campuses of higher education institutions - one belonging to the public Bragança Polytechnic Institute and one belonging to the private Instituto Piaget.
==History== Human presence in the municipality of Mirandela goes back to prehistoric times. Megaliths can be found throughout the municipality, although several have been altered or destroyed. Prehistoric paintings and shelters have also been identified. Most findings are believed to date back to the period between the end of 4th and the start of the 2nd millennium BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mirandela” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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