Country Portugal Subregion Serra da Estrela Parishes 21 Local time Sunday 6:07 PM | Region Centro District Guarda Area 435.9 km² | |
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Intermunic. comm. Beiras e Serra da Estrela Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 100% Humidity Points of interest Museu do Pão, Torre, Serra da Estrela Natural P, Estância de Ski Serra da, Museu do Brinquedo da Madeira | ||
Seia ([ˈsɐjɐ]) is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 24,702, in an area of 435.69 km². Its urban population is about 7,000. Seia was elevated to city status on July 3, 1986.
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Map of Seia Municipality, Portugal
The municipality is situated on the northwestern slope of Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, with a top height of 1993 meters.
The present Mayor is Carlos Filipe Camelo, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is July 3.
Seia has an annual cinema festival called CineEco that focuses on films with ecological and natural themes.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 21 civil parishes (freguesias):
References
Seia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA