Fafe

Fafe
Flag of Fafe
Coat of arms of Fafe
Coordinates: 41°27′N 8°10′W / 41.450°N 8.167°W / 41.450; -8.167
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Ave
DistrictBraga
Parishes25
Government
 • PresidentAntero Barbosa (PS)
Area
 • Total219.08 km2 (84.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total48,502
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-fafe.pt

Fafe (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfafɨ] ) is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502,[1] in an area of approximately 219.08 square kilometres (84.59 sq mi).[2] The city itself had a population of 15,703 in 2011.[3] The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 16.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ "Freguesia de Fafe". cm-fafe.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-07-12.