Vila e Roussas

Vila e Roussas
Parish
Vila e Roussas
Coordinates: 42°06′50″N 8°15′32″W / 42.114°N 8.259°W / 42.114; -8.259Coordinates: 42°06′50″N 8°15′32″W / 42.114°N 8.259°W / 42.114; -8.259
Country Portugal
Region Norte
Subregion Minho-Lima
Intermunic. comm. Alto Minho
District Viana do Castelo
Municipality Melgaço
Area
  Total 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,667
  Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)

Vila e Roussas is a civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço, Portugal. It contains the town centre of Melgaço. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Vila and Roussas.[1] The population in 2011 was 2,667,[2] in an area of 11.51 km².[3]

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 70" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. Direção-Geral do Território


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