Barrô (Águeda)
Barrô | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Barrô Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′11″N 8°28′12″W / 40.53639°N 8.47000°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Águeda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,836 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Barrô was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 7 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 1836.[1]
History[edit]
In 2013 it was merged with Aguada de Baixo to form the new freguesia of Barrô e Aguada de Baixo.[2]
Places[edit]
- Barrô
- Carqueijo
Demography[edit]
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Population from 1864 to 2011 -
Variation of population from 1864 to 2011
Politics[edit]
Elections[edit]
As of 31 December 2011, it had 1722 registered voters.[1] In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 1711 registered voters, with 1013 (59.21%) voting and 698 (40.79%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 527 (57,28%) of the votes, electing six members of the Assembly and the Socialist Party got 368 votes (36.33%), electing three members of the Assembly.[3]
Religion[edit]
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Barrô[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] There is a church and a chapel in this former freguesia, both from the 17th century.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Freguesia de Barrô". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Barro". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Paróquia de Barrô". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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