Freguesia
A
freguesia (
pron. IPA: //) is a secondary
local administrative unit in
Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas provinces. It may be translated as "civil
parish". A
freguesia is a subdivision of a
concelho (
municipality). It is governed by a
junta de freguesia (pron. IPA //)
Each
concelho can contain many
freguesias, but six contain only one:
Alpiarça,
Barrancos,
Corvo,
Porto Santo,
São Brás de Alportel and
São João da Madeira. The
concelho and
freguesia, in these six cases, are coterminous and share the same name.
Entroncamento had only one
freguesia until
January 1 2004, but it was then divided into two.
Barcelos is the
concelho with the most
freguesias; it has 89.
According to the
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, there are 4,261
freguesias in Portugal.
The two concelhos of
Macao are further divided into seven freguesias.
See also:
*
List of Freguesias of Portugal*
List of Freguesias of Macao
