Castelo de Paiva
Castelo de Paiva | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Aveiro |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.01 km2 (44.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,733 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-castelo-paiva.pt/ |
Castelo de Paiva (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu ðɨ ˈpajvɐ] ) is a town and a municipality of the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733,[1] in an area of 115.01 km².[2]
On March 4, 2001 at 9 pm, a 116-year-old metal bridge linking the town of Sobrado (aka Castelo de Paiva) and Entre-os-Rios (a bridge connecting Castelo de Paiva to Penafiel) collapsed, killing 59 people, including those in a bus and three cars that were attempting to get to the other side of the Douro river.[3] The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster prompted accusations of government negligence, and the public works minister Jorge Coelho resigned shortly after the disaster. There is a monument near the bridge in honour of the people who died.
The present Mayor is Gonçalo Rocha, elected by the Social Party.
The municipal holiday is June 24.
Demographics
| Population of Castelo de Paiva Municipality (1801–2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 6691 | 7586 | 9728 | 11450 | 17756 | 17026 | 16515 | 17338 | 16733 |
Cities and towns
There are two towns in the municipality.
- Castelo de Paiva
- Raiva
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Fornos
- Raiva, Pedorido e Paraíso
- Real
- Santa Maria de Sardoura
- São Martinho de Sardoura
- Sobrado e Bairros
External links
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território[permanent dead link]
- ^ Entre-os-Rios: Seis técnicos na barra do tribunal amanhã in Diário Digital, April 18, 2006
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 35" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.