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Seia () is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 21,755, in an area of . Its urban population is about 7,000. Seia was elevated to city status on 3 July 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 António Luciano Silva Ribeiro, 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.

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Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Seia
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-sei3.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
SEI1.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Seia_-_Portugal_%28247720203%29.jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
Urban area of Seia
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Interactive map of Seia
Portuguese subdivision.region
Centro
Portuguese subdivision.CIM
Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Portuguese subdivision.district
Guarda
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
PS
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
António Luciano Silva Ribeiro
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
453.69
Portuguese subdivision.population_total
21,755
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2021
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
21
Portuguese subdivision.holiday
July 3

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Município de Seia
Population
24702
Area
435.69
Elevation
532
Official website
www.cm-seia.pt
Image
Seia - Portugal (247720203).jpg
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Commons category
Seia
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Seia () is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 21,755, in an area of . Its urban population is about 7,000. Seia was elevated to city status on 3 July 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 António Luciano Silva Ribeiro, 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.

==Geography== The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Nelas and Mangualde, to the northeast by Gouveia, to the east by Manteigas, to the southeast by Covilhã, to the southwest by Arganil and to the west by Oliveira do Hospital. In this municipality is located the highest point in mainland Portugal, Torre, in Serra da Estrela, with 1,993 meters of altitude. The municipality of Seia covers a large part of Serra da Estrela and is also the only one in Portugal where there is a natural ski resort, Vodafone Ski Resort, located within the limits of the parish of Loriga.

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