Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km<sup>2</sup>.
History
During antiquity, the region was occupied by the Celts, then Romans and finally the Arab forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, who dominated the region until the Christian Reconquista. The Romans defeated the local hill tribes, and reorganized settlements in the region, influencing local culture and social administration. The territory east of the Tua River, from Mirandela until the confluence of the Douro (which almost represents the district of Bragança) was Romanized, as was all of Iberia. It was also associated with the knight (), Martim Gonçalves de Macedo, who saved John, the Master of Aviz during the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Ecoregion/Protected areas
A vast part of the municipality (24.4%) is incorporated within the Natura 2000 initiative, with particular reference to the Morais Massif, considered the "umbigo do mundo" (), due to the number of rare plant species.
- Ala e Vilarinho do Monte
- Amendoeira
- Arcas
- Bornes e Burga
- Carrapatas
- Castelãos e Vilar do Monte
- Chacim
- Cortiços
- Corujas
- Espadanedo, Edroso, Murçós e Soutelo Mourisco
- Ferreira
- Grijó
- Lagoa
- Lamalonga
- Lamas
- Lombo
- Macedo de Cavaleiros
- Morais
- Olmos
- Peredo
- Podence e Santa Combinha
- Salselas
- Sezulfe
- Talhas
- Talhinhas e Bagueixe
- Vale Benfeito
- Vale da Porca
- Vale de Prados
- Vilarinho de Agrochão
- Vinhas
Demographics
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Economy
The tertiary sector represents 58% of the economic activity in this territory; secondary activities, localized mostly in the industrial zone of the city, represent 22% of the activities of the region.