Murça
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Murça (), officially the Town of Murça (), is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,952, in an area of 189.37 km2. It is situated in the central part of the eastern district of Vila Real, and consigned to the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. The town of Murça, seat of the municipal government, is on average 40 kilometres from many of the major urban centres of the region.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Town of Murça
- Portuguese subdivision.seat
- Murça Municipal Chamber
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-mur1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- Crest_of_Murça_municipality_(Portugal).png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Murça - Portugal (8489211220) (cropped).jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
- Interactive map of Murça
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Norte
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Douro
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Vila Real
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 7
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- João Luís Teixeira Fernandes
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.elevation
- 600
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 9
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 20
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 5,952
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Official website
CM Murça
Sítio oficial da Câmara Municipal de Murça. Informação sobre o município, composição e atividades. Inclui uma agenda de eventos no concelho.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5952
- Area
- 189.37
- Official website
- www.cm-murca.pt
- Image
- PorcaMurca.jpg
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- Commons category
- Murça
- postal code
- 5090
- P8168
- IDM
- contact page URL
- www.cm-murca.pt/municipio/contactos
- phone number
- +351-259-510-120
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Murça (), officially the Town of Murça (), is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,952, in an area of 189.37 km2. It is situated in the central part of the eastern district of Vila Real, and consigned to the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. The town of Murça, seat of the municipal government, is on average 40 kilometres from many of the major urban centres of the region.
==History== thumb|170px|left|The Porca de Murça: an ancient Celtic deity found in the region of Murça Although there are no clear references to the origin of this community, it is generally believed to date to the Celtic period, primarily due to the iconic Porca de Murça (), a celebrated monument to a wild boar (presumably a Celtic divinity).
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