Felgueiras

Felgueiras (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɛlˈɡɐjɾɐʃ] (listen)) is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. 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]

For other uses, see Felgueiras (disambiguation).

Felgueiras
Municipality
Mosteiro do Bom Jesus de Barrosas
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°22′N 8°12′W
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Tâmega e Sousa
DistrictPorto
Parishes20
Government
 • PresidentNuno Fonseca (Livre-Partido Socialista [L-PS])
Area
 • Total115.74 km2 (44.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total58,065
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

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

Industry Felgueiras is one of the biggest producers of Europe in the shoewear area.

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 48-49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.