Mirandela

Mirandela
City Hall
City Hall
Flag of Mirandela
Coat of arms of Mirandela
Coordinates: 41°29′7″N 7°10′54″W / 41.48528°N 7.18167°W / 41.48528; -7.18167
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Terras de Trás-os-Montes
DistrictBragança
Parishes30
Government
 • PresidentJúlia Rodrigues (PS)
Area
 • Total658.96 km2 (254.43 sq mi)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,850
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
5370
PatronNossa Senhora do Amparo
Websitehttp://www.cm-mirandela.pt

Mirandela (Portuguese pronunciation: [miɾɐ̃ˈdɛlɐ] ) is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself has a population of about 15,000. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 23,850,[1] in an area of 658.96 km2.[2] Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, particularly the alheiras. A round of the European Jetski Championship is held on the Tua River every Summer. The city has two campuses of higher education institutions - one belonging to the public Bragança Polytechnic Institute and one belonging to the private Instituto Piaget.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

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