Barco, Covilhã

Barco
Barco
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°10′24″N 7°36′36″W / 40.173303°N 7.610077°W / 40.173303; -7.610077
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beiras e Serra da Estrela
DistrictCastelo Branco
MunicipalityCovilhã
Disbanded2013
Population
 (2011)
  Total
473
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
6215

Barco is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Barco e Coutada. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Fundão. The village, in a fertile river valley settled since Roman times, depends mainly on agriculture and has a declining population.