Murça
Town of Murça | |
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| Coordinates: 41°24′30″N 7°27′14″W / 41.40833°N 7.45389°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
| District | Vila Real |
| Seat | Murça Municipal Chamber |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Government | |
| • President | João Luís Teixeira Fernandes (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (20) | |
• Total | 5,952 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 1234 |
| Website | http://www.cm-murca.pt |
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Murça (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmuɾsɐ] ⓘ), officially the Town of Murça (Portuguese: Vila de Murça), is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,952, in an area of 189.37 km2. It is situated in the central part of the eastern district of Vila Real, and consigned to the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. The town of Murça, seat of the municipal government, is on average 40 kilometres from many of the major urban centres of the region.