Freixo de Espada à Cinta

Town of Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Coordinates: 41°5′28″N 6°48′28″W / 41.09111°N 6.80778°W / 41.09111; -6.80778
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictBragança
Parishes4
Government
  PresidentJosé Manuel Caldeira Santos (PS)
Area
  Total
244.14 km2 (94.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
2,188
  Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
5180
Area code279
Websitewww.cm-freixoespadacinta.pt

Freixo de Espada à Cinta (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɾɐjʃu ðɨ (i)ʃˈpaðɐ a ˈsĩtɐ] ), sometimes erroneously called Freixo de Espada Cinta (an archaism), and officially Town of Freixo de Espada à Cinta (Portuguese: Vila Freixo de Espada à Cinta), is a municipality in the northeastern region of Portugal, near the border with Spain, along the Douro River Valley. The population in 2011 was 3,780, in an area of 244.14 km2.