Loriga | |
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Coordinates: 40°19′26″N 7°41′28″W / 40.324°N 7.691°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
District | Guarda |
Municipality | Seia |
Area | |
• Total | 36.25 km2 (14.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,053 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 6270 |
Area code | 238 |
Patron | Santa Maria Maior |
Loriga (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈɾiɡɐ]) is a civil parish (Portuguese: freguesia) and town in south-central part of the municipality of Seia, in central Portugal. Part of the district of Guarda, it is 20 km away from the city of Seia, 40 km away from Viseu, 80 km away from Guarda and 320 km from Lisbon, nestled in the Serra da Estrela mountain range. The population in 2011 was 1,053,[1] in an area of 36.25 km2,[2] including the two localities, the town of Loriga and the village of Fontão.