Mendiga

Mendiga is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 930, in an area of 20.01 km2.[1] It was first mentioned in 1142[2] but only became a freguesia shortly after 1525. It is home to the multi-sport club ARCD Mendiga. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Arrimal to form Arrimal e Mendiga.[3]

Population of the
civil parish of
Mendiga[4]
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 481    
1878 541+12.5%
1890 660+22.0%
1900 686+3.9%
1911 782+14.0%
1920 776−0.8%
1930 825+6.3%
1940 961+16.5%
1950 987+2.7%
1960 1,019+3.2%
1970 991−2.7%
1981 963−2.8%
1991 938−2.6%
2001 1,016+8.3%
2011 930−8.5%
Mendiga
Coat of arms of Mendiga
Mendiga is located in Portugal
Mendiga
Mendiga
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 8°50′52″W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
MunicipalityPorto de Mós
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
  Total20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total930
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

References

  1. "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. Gomes, Saul António (2012). Porto de Mós em Tempos Medievais (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra: Centro de História da Sociedade e da Cultura. doi:10.14195/1645-2259_6_1.
  3. "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
  4. "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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