Ansião

Ansião (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃siˈɐ̃w] (listen)), is a municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,128,[1] in an area of 176.09 km².[2]

Ansião
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Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°26′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
Parishes6
Government
  PresidentAntónio José Domingues (PS)
Area
  Total176.09 km2 (67.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total13,128
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension
May 25
Websitehttp://www.cm-ansiao.pt

The present Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is the Ascension Day on May 25.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alvorge
  • Ansião (parish)
  • Avelar
  • Chão de Couce
  • Pousaflores
  • Santiago da Guarda

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 15" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.


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