Miranda do Douro
City of Miranda do Douro | |
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Cathedral | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′39″N 6°16′27″W / 41.49417°N 6.27417°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Terras de Trás-os-Montes |
| District | Bragança |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Government | |
| • President | Artur Manuel Rodrigues Nunes (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 487.18 km2 (188.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 752 m (2,467 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,482 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 5210 |
| Area code | 273 |
| Patron | Santa Maria Maior |
| Website | http://www.cm-mdouro.pt/ |
Miranda do Douro (European Portuguese: [miˈɾɐ̃dɐ ðu ˈðo(w)ɾu] ⓘ), officially the City of Miranda do Douro (Portuguese: Cidade de Miranda do Douro; Mirandese: Cidade de Miranda de l Douro, [miˈɾɐ̃dɐ ðɨ l̩ ˈdowɾʊ, miˈɾɐndɐ -]), is a city and a municipality in the district of Bragança, northeastern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,482, in an area of 487.18 km2. The town proper had a population of 1,960 in 2001. Nicknamed Cidade Museu ("Museum City") of the Trás-os-Montes region, it is located 86 kilometres from Bragança, preserving many of its medieval and Renaissance-era traditions and architecture. It has a language of its own, Mirandese, which enjoys official status in Portugal, in addition to cultural and historical discontinuity with the rest of the Portuguese state. The town is located on the border with Spain, with the Douro River separating the two countries. The nearest town in Spain is Zamora.
The present mayor is Artur Manuel Rodrigues Nunes (Socialist). The municipal holiday is on 10 July.