Fonte Arcada e Oliveira is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Fonte Arcada e Oliveira.[1] The population in 2011 was 1,672,[2] in an area of 11.06 km².[3]

Fonte Arcada e Oliveira
Civil parish
Fonte Arcada e Oliveira Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.579°N 8.248°W / 41.579; -8.248
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Ave
District	Braga
Municipality	Póvoa de Lanhoso
Area
• Total	11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,672
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

The village Fonte Arcada (also known as Fontarcada) was the birthplace of Maria da Fonte, leader of the Revolution of Maria da Fonte. Until the start of the 19th century it formed a couto of its own. Its parish church is the church of Fontarcada.

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[de] Fontarcada

[ru] Фонтаркада