Soure, Portugal

Soure (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsowɾ(ɨ)] (listen)) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,245,[1] in an area of 265.06 km².[2] It has an awesome castle.

Soure
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 40°03′N 8°38′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
Parishes10
Area
  Total265.06 km2 (102.34 sq mi)
Highest elevation
531 m (1,742 ft)
Lowest elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total19,245
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alfarelos
  • Degracias e Pombalinho
  • Figueiró do Campo
  • Gesteira e Brunhós
  • Granja do Ulmeiro
  • Samuel
  • Soure
  • Tapeus
  • Vila Nova de Anços
  • Vinha da Rainha

References


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