Lousada

Lousada
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Tâmega
District/A.R.	Porto
Government
• Mayor	Jorge Magalhães (Socialist Party)
Area
• Total	94.89 km2 (36.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	44,712 (2,001)
• Density	471/km2 (1,219.9/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	25
Municipal holiday	Last Monday of July
Website	www.cm-lousada.pt

Lousada (Portuguese pronunciation: [lowˈzaðɐ]) is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal.

Parishes

The 25 parishes of Lousada are:

• Alvarenga
• Aveleda
• Boim
• Caíde de Rei
• Casais
• Cernadelo
• Covas
• Cristelos (Lousada)
• Figueiras
• Lodares
• Lustosa
• Macieira
• Meinedo
• Nespereira
• Nevogilde
• Nogueira
• Ordem
• Pias
• Santa Margarida de Lousada
• Santo Estêvão de Barrosas
• São Miguel de Lousada
• Silvares (Lousada)
• Sousela
• Torno
• Vilar do Torno e Alentém

Eurocircuito da Costilha

This circuit has been used several times for the European autocross championship and it is traditionally the circuit where the Portuguese round of the FIA European Championship for rallycross drivers takes place.

External links

• Photos from Lousada

On the parish of Alvarenga in 1719 see the article by Harold B. Johnson, "Retrato de uma Paroquia Portuguesa; Santa Maria de Alvarenga em 1719," in CAMPONESES E COLONIZADORES (Lisboa, 1997).