Moimenta da Beira

The municipality is bounded by Tabuaço the northeast, Sernancelhe in the southeast, Sátão in the south, Vila Nova de Paiva in the west and Taruoca and Armamar in the northwest.

It has a total area of 220.0 km² and a population of 11,053 inhabitants.

[edit] Parishes

Moimenta da Beira is subdivided into 20 parishes:

Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Aldeia de Nacomba	149	6.8	21.9
Alvite	1,228	20.31	60.5
Arcozelos	744	8.56	86.9
Ariz	164	7.71	21.3
Baldos	253	4.16	60.8
Cabaços	395	11.83	33.4
Caria	579	15.82	36.6
Castelo	315	6.42	49.1
Leomil	1,250	39.4	31.7
Moimenta da Beira	2,402	10.17	236.2
Nagosa	162	4.58	35.4
Paradinha	133	6.29	21.1
Passô	443	3.17	139.7
Pêra Velha	264	13.11	20.1
Peva	513	19.92	25.8
Rua	678	9.42	72
Sarzedo	200	8.52	23.5
Segões	114	2.2	51.8
Sever	603	12.52	48.2
Vilar	485	8.84	54.9

The most populated parish in population and density is Moimenta da Beira; the least populated and smallest parish is Segões. The most underpopulated parish in density is Pêra Velha (Portuguese for old pear). The largest parish in area is Leomil. Much of the villages are under 1,000. 4,880 or 44.07% live in parishes over 1,000.

[edit] Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms are made up with two corn cobs, one on the top-right and one on a bottom-left with a leaf from a corn tied in a red ribbon with a white strip. Surrounding the two are a wavy blue strip in a grey shield. The crown has 4 towers.

The color of the flag is green and yellow in four squares, yellow on top-left and bottom right and green on top-right and bottom left.

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Municipalities of the District of Viseu
Armamar \| Carregal do Sal \| Castro Daire \| Cinfães \| Lamego \| Mangualde \| Moimenta da Beira \| Mortágua \| Nelas \| Oliveira de Frades \| Penalva do Castelo \| Penedono Resende \| Santa Comba Dão \| São João da Pesqueira \| São Pedro do Sul \| Sátão \| Sernancelhe \| Tabuaço \| Tarouca \| Tondela \| Vila Nova de Paiva \| Viseu \| Vouzela