About Manteigas

Manteigas is a municipality in the district of Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,345, in an area of ​​462.58 km². The town of Manteigas has 1,207 inhabitants.It is the seat of the municipality and the district. It belongs to the Union of Municipalities of the District of Guarda and to the Meso-region of Guarda. The municipality is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Spain. The municipality is crossed by the River Mondego. The town of Manteigas is located in the mountains of the Serra da Estrela, specifically in the Zêzere valley, at an altitude of 950 meters. It is 63 km from the city of Guarda, the district capital, and 221 km from Lisbon, the Portuguese capital.