Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Rodão
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39°39′15″N 7°40′20″W / 39.65417°N 7.67222°WCoordinates: 39°39′15″N 7°40′20″W / 39.65417°N 7.67222°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Beira Interior Sul
Intermunic. comm.	Beira Baixa
District	Castelo Branco
Parishes	4
Government
• President	Maria Carmo Sequeira (PS)
Area
• Total	329.91 km^2 (127.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,521
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	http://www.cm-vvrodao.pt/

Vila Velha de Ródão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈvɛʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔðɐ̃w̃]) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,521,^[1] in an area of 329.91 km².^[2]

The present mayor is Maria Carmo Sequeira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 4th Sunday of August.

In 1762 it was the site of the Battle of Vila Velha.

On 5 November 2007, a road accident on A23 killed 15 people and injured 22.^[3]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• Fratel
• Perais
• Sarnadas de Ródão
• Vila Velha de Ródão

Notable people

• Manuel Cargaleiro

External links

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Vila Velha de Ródão

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Acidente na A23: Número de mortos sobe para 15 Jornalismo Porto Net, 6 November 2007. Accessed 6 November, 2007. (Portuguese)
4. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 137-138" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.