Mendiga is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 930, in an area of 20.01 km2.[1] It was first mentioned in 1142[2] but only became a freguesia shortly after 1525. It is home to the multi-sport club ARCD Mendiga. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Arrimal to form Arrimal e Mendiga.[3]
Mendiga | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Mendiga Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 8°50′52″W / 39.49750°N 8.84778°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Municipality | Porto de Mós |
| Disbanded | 28 January 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 930 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
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References
edit- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Gomes, Saul António (2012). Porto de Mós em Tempos Medievais (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra: Centro de História da Sociedade e da Cultura. doi:10.14195/1645-2259_6_1.
- ^ "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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