Geography Góis

a (1910) photograph of historical administrative buildings of municipal seat

the municipality of góis situated 40 kilometres (25 mi) in coimbra, in deep, narrow valley of ceira, between mountains of carvalhal , rabadão. municipality limited in north municipality of arganil, east pampilhosa da serra, southwest pedrógão grande , castanheira de pera, west lousã , northwest vila nova de poiares.

the mountains of penedo de góis, part of serra da lousã (lousã mountains), @ height of 1,043 metres (3,422 ft), have accentuated orography many climatic differences; lousã represents end of southwest-central cordillera, elevations between 800 metres (2,600 ft) , 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level, accentuated slopes (resulting in steep cliffs inaccessible) on northern flanks , gentle in south influenced atlantic , mediterranean weather systems.

the environment resulted in diverse vegetation, includes holm oaks (quercus rotundifolia) in dry, sunny regions; , english oak (quercus robur) , pyrenean oak (quercus pyrenaica) in humid, colder areas. area of appreciable landscape, composed of quartzite, accompanied gravel along flanks.

the rivers, in addition fishery resources, utilized leisure activities (including beaches , fluvial pools).

there number of watercourses in municipality, permanent character support watersheds of zêzere , mondego rivers. riparian vegetation, consequently, thrives: specifically, patches of european alder (alnus glutinosa) , communities of portuguese laurel (prunus lusitanica), presence of european holly (ilex aquifolium). these areas include important spaces conservation of iberian emerald lizard (lacerta schreiberi) , particularly gold-striped salamander (chioglossa lusitanica), known area of elevated genetic diversity , major vulnerability.

human geography

administratively, municipality divided 4 civil parishes (freguesias):

alvares
cadafaz e colmeal
góis
vila nova ceira




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^ diário da república. law nr. 11-a/2013, page 552 53 (pdf) (in portuguese). retrieved 23 july 2014.