Pousa is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 2,272,[1] in an area of 6.63 km².[2]
Pousa | |
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Civil parish | |
![]() ![]() Pousa Location in Portugal | |
Coordinates: 41.552°N 8.518°W / 41.552; -8.518 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Cávado |
District | Braga |
Municipality | Barcelos |
Area | |
• Total | 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,272 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Pousa is located in between the two sub-cities (Barcelos and Braga) in the northern region of Portugal. Many of its residents work in the sub-cities as they are within 30 minutes reach using motorised transport. It is surrounded by a beautiful mainstream river along with mountains filled with pine/oak trees. Forest fires are rare but not overlooked by authorities as there is at least one every year. Pousa has the Auto Estrada Porto-Valença running across through its border of its neighbour (Graca).
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