Urrós (Torre de Moncorvo)

For other uses, see Urrós (disambiguation).

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).

Urrós
Civil parish
Urrós in 2020
Coat of arms
Urrós Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°4′58″N 7°1′22″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Douro
District	Bragança
Municipality	Torre de Moncorvo
Area
• Total	57.43 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	265
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Population

Population of the parish of Urrós

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%
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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.

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