- Melgaço, Portugal
Infobox_Municipality_pt
official_name = Melgaço
image_coat_of_arms = MLG.png
Region = Norte
Subregion =Minho-Lima
District = Viana do Castelo
Mayor_name = António Solheiro
Mayor_party = PS
area_total = 238.1
population_total = 9,579 (2006)
population_density = 40.2
Parishes = 18
coor = 42º06'N 8º15'W
params = 42_06_N_8_15_W
occasion =Ascension Day
day = date varies
website = http://www.cm-melgaco.pt
footnotes =Melgaço (pron. IPA2|mɛɫ'gasu) is a municipality in
Portugal with a total area of 238.1km² and a total population of 9,579 inhabitants (2006).The municipality is composed of 18 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal.
The present Mayor is António Rui Esteves Solheiro, elected by the Socialist Party.
The municipal holiday is
Ascension Day .Parishes
* Alvaredo
*Castro Laboreiro
* Chaviães
* Cousso
* Cristoval
* Cubalhão
* Fiães
* Gave
* Lamas de Mouro
* Paços
* Paderne
* Parada do Monte
* Penso
* Prado
* Remoães
* Roussas
* São Paio
* Vila (Melgaço)Main sights
*
Church of the Divino Salvador de Paderne
*Peso Public Baths
*Santa Maria de Fiães Church
*Melgaço Matriz Church
*Cinema Museum of Melgaço External links
* [http://www.cm-melgaco.pt Municipality official website]
* [http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0157601001/melgaco.html Photographs of Melgaço]
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