Mealhada

Mealhada
Buçaco Palace
Flag of Mealhada
Coat of arms of Mealhada
Coordinates: 40°23′N 8°27′W / 40.383°N 8.450°W / 40.383; -8.450
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictAveiro
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentRui Marqueiro (PS)
Area
 • Total110.66 km2 (42.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,428
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day
date varies
Websitehttp://www.cm-mealhada.pt

Mealhada (Portuguese pronunciation: [mi.ɐˈʎaðɐ] ) is a city and a municipality located in Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,428,[1] in an area of 110.66 km2.[2] It had 17,043 eligible voters (2006). The city of Mealhada itself has a population of 4,522.[3]

It is included in the Região de Coimbra. The city of Coimbra is about 20 km away.

The current mayor is Rui Marqueiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ [1] Census 2011 (INE - Statistics Portugal)