Murtosa
Murtosa | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,585 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-murtosa.pt |
Murtosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [muɾˈtɔzɐ] ) is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,585,[1] in an area of 73.09 km².[2] It had 8,282 eligible voters.
The present Mayor is Joaquim Manuel Baptista, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8.
Economy
Agriculture, fishing and canned fish preserves industry are the main activities.
Demographics
| Population of Murtosa Municipality (1930–2011) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | 2011 |
| 13310 | 12328 | 9816 | 9579 | 9458 | 9657 | 9804 | 10585 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Bunheiro
- Monte
- Murtosa
- Torreira
Cities and towns
There are no cities in Murtosa. There is at least one town, namely Murtosa.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 80" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.