Góis Municipality
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The Church of Santa Maria Maior in Góis
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| Coordinates: 40°9′17″N 8°6′38″W / 40.15472°N 8.11056°WCoordinates: 40°9′17″N 8°6′38″W / 40.15472°N 8.11056°W | |||
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 Portugal
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| Region | Centro | ||
| Subregion | Pinhal Interior Norte | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Coimbra | ||
| District | Coimbra | ||
| Parishes | 4 | ||
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| • President | José António Pereira de Carvalho (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 263.30 km2 (101.66 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 1,201 m (3,940 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 4,260 | ||
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Postal code | 3330 | ||
| Area code | 235 | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-gois.pt | ||
Góis (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɔjʃ]) is a municipality of the district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,260, in an area of 263.30 km².
The municipality of Góis is situated 40 kilometres (25 mi) in Coimbra, in the deep, narrow valley of the Ceira, between the mountains of Carvalhal and Rabadão. The municipality is limited in the north by the municipality of Arganil, east by Pampilhosa da Serra, southwest by Pedrógão Grande and Castanheira de Pera, west by Lousã and northwest by Vila Nova de Poiares.
The mountains of the Penedo de Góis, which are part of the Serra da Lousã (Lousã Mountains), at a height of 1,043 metres (3,422 ft), have an accentuated orography with many climatic differences; the Lousã represents the end of the southwest-central cordillera, with elevations between 800 metres (2,600 ft) and 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level, with accentuated slopes (resulting in steep cliffs that are mostly inaccessible) on the northern flanks and gentle in the south influenced by Atlantic and Mediterranean weather systems.
The environment resulted in a diverse vegetation, that includes holm oaks (Quercus rotundifolia) in the dry, sunny regions; and English oak (Quercus robur) and Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) in the humid, colder areas. It is an area of appreciable landscape, composed of quartzite, accompanied by gravel along the flanks.
The rivers, in addition to its fishery resources, are utilized for leisure activities (including its beaches and fluvial pools).
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