Palmeira (Braga)
Civil parish in Norte, Portugal
Palmeira
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Palmeira Church
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Coordinates: 41°35′38″N 8°25′44″W / 41.594°N 8.429°W / 41.594; -8.429 | |
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Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Cávado |
District | Braga |
Municipality | Braga |
Area
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• Total | 8.88 km 2 (3.43 sq mi) |
Population
(2011)
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• Total | 5,468 |
• Density | 620/km 2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 ( WET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+01:00 ( WEST ) |
Palmeira is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga . The population in 2011 was 5,468, [1] in an area of 8.88 km². [2] It is located near the Cávado river, on the south bank, about 5 mi (8.0 km) north from the historic center of the city of Braga .
Braga Airport (Aérodromo Municipal de Braga)(BGZ) is located in Palmeira. The Circuito Vasco Sameiro is located at the airport.
Main sights
- Dona Chica Castle (Castelo de Dona Chica), from Ernesto Korrodi .
- Cávado rivervalley
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país" . Archived from the original on 2018-11-05 . Retrieved 2018-11-05 .
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