Torre de Moncorvo | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′N 7°08′W / 41.200°N 7.133°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
District | Bragança |
Parishes | 13 |
Government | |
• President | Nuno Gonçalves (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 531.56 km2 (205.24 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,572 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www |
Torre de Moncorvo (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨ ðɨ mõˈkoɾvu] ) is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572,[1] in an area of 531.56 km2.[2]
The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD.
Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine by Aethel Partners.[3] The municipal holiday is March 19. In early November, the directorate-general for energy and geology (DGEG) authorised Aethel to control the Torre de Moncorvo iron mine, a company that hopes to put Portugal in a leading position in European mining. [1]