Junta de freguesia

The junta de freguesia is the executive body of a freguesia (civil parish), a subdivision of each municipality (município or concelho) of Portugal. The laws regulating the juntas de freguesia are Lei n.o 169/99, de 18 de Setembro and Lei n.o 5-A/2002 de 11 de Janeiro.[1] Each junta has a President.[2]

Building of the Junta de Freguesia of Sé, Bragança Municipality.

A Junta de freguesia is a level lower than the Câmara municipal. The legislature equivalent of Junta de freguesia is the Assembleia de freguesia.

See also

References
  1. Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.o 5-A/2002 de 11 de Janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. Associação Nacional de Freguesias. "FREGUESIA - ÓRGÃOS" (PDF). anafre.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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