Gouveia, Portugal

Gouveia
Coordinates: 40°30′N 7°36′W / 40.500°N 7.600°W / 40.500; -7.600
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beiras e Serra da Estrela
DistrictGuarda
Parishes16
Government
  PresidentLuis Tadeu (PSD)
Area
  Total
300.61 km2 (116.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
14,046
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayMonday after the 2nd Sunday of August
Websitehttp://www.cm-gouveia.pt

Gouveia (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡoˈvɐjɐ] ) is a city and a municipality in the district of Guarda in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 14,046, in an area of 300.61 square kilometres (116.07 sq mi). The town itself has a very small population, around 3.500.

The present mayor is Luis Marques Tadeu, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.