Aveiro Municipality
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Aveiro Municipality is located in Aveiro District, Portugal. The capital of the district
and of the municipality
is the city of Aveiro.
All of the above parishes (freguesias) are considered urban.
Districts of Portugal
Portugal is divided into 18 districts in mainland Portugal, plus two autonomous regions .The Portuguese Constitution of 1976 specifies that Portugal have only, as first level divisions, the autonomous regions and the administrative regions...
and of the municipality
Municipalities of Portugal
In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
is the city of Aveiro.
Demographics
| Population of Aveiro Municipality (1801 – 2008) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 |
| 14 144 | 10 780 | 24 919 | 31 644 | 46 055 | 60 284 | 66 444 | 73 335 | 73 100 |
Parishes
- Aradas
- CaciaCaciaCacia is a civil parish in the municipality of Aveiro, with a population of 7006 inhabitants , in an area of less than 36 km².-History:...
- Eirol
- EixoEixoEixo is a town in Portugal....
- EsgueiraEsgueiraEsgueira is an urban parish in the municipality of Aveiro, in Portugal.References to the sea waters of Esgueira can be found in 1057, since the production and commerce of salt were the great wealth of this river/sea zone. It was the head of the old council, founded by John III of Portugal and...
- Glória (in Aveiro city centre)
- NarizNarizNariz is a Portuguese parish in the county of Aveiro, named after St. Pedro de Náris. With an are of , it is made of areas such as Nariz, Verba and Vessada, and as 2001, was home to 1,467 inhabitants. The parish's main celebration is in honour of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, which is celebrated on the...
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima
- Oliveirinha
- Requeixo
- Santa Joana
- São Bernardo
- São Jacinto
- Vera Cruz
All of the above parishes (freguesias) are considered urban.