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freguesia of Portugal
'''''' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau. In the past, it was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The civil parishes and communities in England and Wales and in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a in Portugal. The average land area of a Portuguese parish is about and an
ISO 3166-2:MO
Entry for Macao in ISO 3166-2
administrative territorial entity of Macau
historic administrative subdivisions of Macau
Rua do Cunha
street in Macau
geography of Macau
geography of the special region in China
Macau Standard Time
time zone
Canal dos Patos
short canal separating Macau and Zhuhai in China
Municipal Affairs Bureau
government agency of Macau
concelho
Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word município () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal and some of its former overseas provinces, but is no longer in use in Brazil following the abolition of these organs, in favour of the French prefecture system. It is similar to borough and council.