Santo Tirso
Santo Tirso | |
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Settlement | |
.jpg) Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Assunção | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.60 km2 (52.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 71,530 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-stirso.pt |
Santo Tirso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tu ˈtiɾsu]) is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto District, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530,[1] in an area of 136.60 km².[2]
Another important center in the municipality is Aves.
Geography
The highest point in the municipality is in the Alto de S. Jorge, in the parish of Refojos, with 527 meters of altitude. The municipality's current perimeter is 69 kilometres (43 miles).
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Agrela
- Água Longa
- Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira
- Aves
- Campo (São Martinho), São Salvador do Campo e Negrelos (São Mamede)
- Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave
- Lamelas e Guimarei
- Monte Córdova
- Rebordões
- Reguenga
- Roriz
- Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães
- São Tomé de Negrelos
- Vilarinho
Sports
Santo Tirso is home of the historic football club Futebol Clube Tirsense.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
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