Felgueiras
Felgueiras | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Mosteiro do Bom Jesus de Barrosas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°22′N 8°12′W / 41.367°N 8.200°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Porto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115.74 km2 (44.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 58,065 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Felgueiras (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɛɫˈɡɐjɾɐʃ]) is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Inácio Ribeiro. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065,[1] in an area of 115.74 km².[2]
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Aião
- Airães
- Friande
- Idães
- Jugueiros
- Macieira da Lixa e Caramos
- Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure
- Pedreira, Rande e Sernande
- Penacova
- Pinheiro
- Pombeiro da Ribavizela
- Refontoura
- Regilde
- Revinhade
- Sendim
- Torrados e Sousa
- Unhão e Lordelo
- Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim
- Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)
- Vila Verde e Santão
Demographics
| Population of Felgueiras Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 11 413 | 15 614 | 22 973 | 25 424 | 38 895 | 48 015 | 51 248 | 57 595 | 58 065 |
References
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- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território[permanent dead link]
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 48-49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.