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Barreiro (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ) is a municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 and city in Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 with a total area of 32.0 km˛ and a total population of 79,047 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 40,859.

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes (freguesias), and is located in the district of Setúbal
Setúbal (district)

The Districts of Portugal of Set?bal is located in the Southwestern of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Set?bal.Other cities:Alcacer do Sal,Almada,Amora,Barreiro,Costa da Caparica,Montijo,Seixal,Santiago do Cacem,Sines and Vila Nova de Santo Andre....
.

The present Mayor is Carlos Humberto Carvalho, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition
Unitarian Democratic Coalition

The Unitarian Democratic Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" ....
.

The municipal holiday is June 28.








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Barreiro (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ) is a municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 and city in Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 with a total area of 32.0 km˛ and a total population of 79,047 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 40,859.

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes (freguesias), and is located in the district of Setúbal
Setúbal (district)

The Districts of Portugal of Set?bal is located in the Southwestern of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Set?bal.Other cities:Alcacer do Sal,Almada,Amora,Barreiro,Costa da Caparica,Montijo,Seixal,Santiago do Cacem,Sines and Vila Nova de Santo Andre....
.

The present Mayor is Carlos Humberto Carvalho, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition
Unitarian Democratic Coalition

The Unitarian Democratic Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" ....
.

The municipal holiday is June 28.

Population growth

Population growth (1801 – 2004)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004
2 425 3 384 7 738 21 030 35 088 88 052 85 768 79 012 78 992


Parishes

  • Alto do Seixalinho
  • Barreiro
  • Coina
  • Lavradio
  • Palhais
  • Santo André
  • Santo António da Charneca
  • Verderena


Twin Towns - Sister Cities

Barreiro is twinned
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
 with:

— Lódz
Lódz

L?dz is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 753,192 in 2007. It is the capital of L?dz Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw....
 in Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 (since 1996) — Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and one of the nationally important economic centres. Stara Zagora is known as the city of straight streets, linden trees, and poets....
 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....


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