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Castelo Viegas

Coordinates: 40°9′54″N 8°24′27″W / 40.16500°N 8.40750°W / 40.16500; -8.40750
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Castelo Viegas
Coat of arms of Castelo Viegas
Castelo Viegas is located in Portugal
Castelo Viegas
Castelo Viegas
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°9′54″N 8°24′27″W / 40.16500°N 8.40750°W / 40.16500; -8.40750
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
MunicipalityCoimbra
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
 • Total7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,695
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronSaint Stephen

Castelo Viegas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,695, in an area of 7.11 km2.[1] On 28 January 2013 it merged with Santa Clara to form Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas.[2]

The first mention is in 1122 with the name Castel Venegas.

Population of the
civil parish of
Castelo Viegas[3]
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 515—    
1878 586+13.8%
1890 638+8.9%
1900 547−14.3%
1911 531−2.9%
1920 594+11.9%
1930 577−2.9%
1940 657+13.9%
1950 1,039+58.1%
1960 1,613+55.2%
1970 1,096−32.1%
1981 1,577+43.9%
1991 1,833+16.2%
2001 1,771−3.4%
2011 1,695−4.3%

References

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  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ^ "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.