MURÇA
41° 24′ 30″ N; 7° 27′ 14″ W
Murça is a Portuguese village located in the Douro sub-region, belonging to the North region and the district of Vila Real.
It is the seat of the Municipality of Murça, which has a total area of 189.37 km2, 5,245 inhabitants in 2021 and a population density of 28 inhabitants per km2, subdivided into 7 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by Valpaços, to the east by Mirandela, to the southeast by Carrazeda de Ansiães, to the southwest by Alijó and to the northwest by Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Murça can be identified in terms of three subregions in the Trás-os-Montes: the Terra Quente (English: Hot Lands), the Terra Fria (English: Cold Lands) and the Zona de Montanha (English: Mountain Zone), with their own distinct natural, social and cultural characteristics. There are distinct contrasts in the villages and towns of Trás-os-Montes, with hot summers and icy winters, in lands that are marked by granite mountain faces, schist walls and steep or shallow valleys. The green forests and granite rocks of the Serra da Garraia or Parque Florestal de Mascanho (Mascanho Forest Park) dominate the north portions of the municipality, as does the chestnut forest of Jou and Vilares. Between many of the mountains and plains are olive orchards, part of the Rota de Azeite (English: Olive Oil Route), and interspersed by wheat fields or almond trees in flower, or the vineyards of the Alto Douro.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
Candedo
Carva e Vilares
Fiolhoso
Jou
Murça
Noura e Palheiros
Valongo de Milhais
Attached Villages:
Aboleira (Jou)
Asnela (Vilares)
Banho (Jou)
Cadaval (Fiolhoso)
Carvas (Valongo de Milhais)
Castelo (Jou)
Cimo de Vila (Jou)
Cortinhas (Carva)
Fonte Fria (Vilares)
Freiria (Jou)
Granja (Jou)
Levandeira (Fiolhoso)
Martim (Candedo)
Mascanho (Jou)
Monfebres (Candedo)
Novainho (Jou)
Paredes (Palheiros)
Penabeice (Jou)
Porrais (Candedo)
Ratiço (Noura)
Ribeirinho (Valongo de Milhais)
Rio (Jou)
Salgueiro (Palheiros)
Serapicos (Valongo de Milhais)
Sobredo (Noura)
Sobreira (Candedo)
Toubres (Jou)
Vale de Égua (Jou)
Varges (Palheiros)
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