See also: Mangualde (homonymy)

Mangualde is a city and municipality (in Portuguese: concelho or município ) of the Portugal, located in the District of Viseu and the area Centers.

Geography

Mangualde is bordering:

• in north, of Penalva C Castelo,
• in the east, of Fornos de Algodres,
• in south-east, of Gouveia,
• in the south, of Seia,
• in south-west, of Nelas,
• in the North-West, of Viseu.

History

The Portuguese charter (: foral ) of the municipality was granted in 1102 by Henri of Burgundy (1066-1112), count de Portugal.

Demography

Economy

One of its main resources is the automobile industrial site of Peugeot-Citroen. The July 27th 1990, the last specimen of 2CV left the line production.

Famous inhabitants

Lio is native of Mangualde.

Others

The municipal festival is the September 8th.

Subdivisions

The municipality of Mangualde groups 18 parishes (Freguesia, in Portuguese):

• Abrunhosa-a-Velha
• Alcafache
• Chãs de Tavares
• Cunha Alta
• Cunha Baixa
• Espinho
• Fornos de Maceira Dão
• Freixiosa
• Lobelhe C Mato
• Mangualde
• Mesquitela
• Moimenta de Maceira Dão
• Póvoa de Cervães
• Quintela de Azurara
• Santiago de Cassurrães
• São João da Fresta
• Travanca de Tavares
• Várzea de Tavares

External bonds

• Photographs of Mangualde

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