Fafe
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Fafe (), officially the City of Fafe (), is a city and municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately . The city itself had a population of 15,703 in 2011. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 16.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Fafe
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- City of Fafe
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-faf3.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- FAF1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe
- yes
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe point
- none
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Norte
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Ave
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Braga
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- Antero Barbosa
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 219.08
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 48,502
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 25
- Portuguese subdivision.website
- http://www.cm-fafe.pt
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Architecture
- Civic
- Religious
- Municipal holiday
- Notable people
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Fafe (), officially the City of Fafe (), is a city and municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately . The city itself had a population of 15,703 in 2011. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 16.
==History== In the 10th century King Ordoño III of León donated the Vila de Moraria (Moreira de Rei) and Monte Longo to the monastery of Guimarães, founded by the Countess Mumadona.
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