Coordinates: 41°4′58″N 7°1′22″W / 41.08278°N 7.02278°W / 41.08278; -7.02278

Urrós (Torre de Moncorvo)

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Urrós
Urrós in 2020
Urrós in 2020
Coat of arms of Urrós
Urrós is located in Portugal
Urrós
Urrós
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°4′58″N 7°1′22″W / 41.08278°N 7.02278°W / 41.08278; -7.02278
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictBragança
MunicipalityTorre de Moncorvo
Area
 • Total57.43 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total265
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Urrós is a former parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, with an area of 57.43 km2 (22.17 sq mi) and 265 inhabitants (2011).

Population

Population of the parish of Urrós
YearPop.±%
1864 1,094—    
1878 1,222+11.7%
1890 1,126−7.9%
1900 1,225+8.8%
1911 1,082−11.7%
1920 959−11.4%
1930 1,051+9.6%
1940 1,155+9.9%
YearPop.±%
1950 1,125−2.6%
1960 988−12.2%
1970 624−36.8%
1981 487−22.0%
1991 428−12.1%
2001 325−24.1%
2011 265−18.5%
Source: [1]

History

In Urrós there is a record of the last silk looms in Trás-os-Montes, which made the workshops in Bragança and Chacim famous.[2]

In 2013, Urrós became part of the new parish of Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos.

References

  1. ^ "Recenseamentos Gerais da População". Instituto Nacional de Estatística.
  2. ^ Terra portuguesa : revista ilustrada de arqueologia artistica e etnografia N.º1, Fevereiro de 1916, pág. 30.