Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Merelim (São Pedro) and Frossos.[1] The population in 2011 was 3,726,[2] in an area of 3.15 km².[3]
Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos | |
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  Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′41″N 8°27′07″W / 41.578°N 8.452°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Cávado |
| District | Braga |
| Municipality | Braga |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,726 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Persons
edit- Pedro de Merelim (1913-2002), pseudonym of the historian and ethnographer Joaquim Gomes da Cunha
References
edit- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 26-28" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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