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Roussas (Melgaço)

Coordinates: 42°06′20″N 8°14′29″W / 42.10556°N 8.24139°W / 42.10556; -8.24139
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Roussas
Coordinates: 42°06′20″N 8°14′29″W / 42.10556°N 8.24139°W / 42.10556; -8.24139
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Alto Minho
DistrictViana do Castelo
MunicipalityMelgaço
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,139
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila e Roussas.[1] It has a population of 1139 inhabitants and a total area of 4.46 km2.[2] [3]

Roussas Church

References

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  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 70" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ Câmara Municipal de Melgaço
  3. ^ Demographics of Melgaço Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine