Esposende
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Esposende is a municipality in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 with a total area of 95.4 km² and a total population of 34,625 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 9,197.

The municipality is composed of 15 parishes, and is located in Braga District.

The present Mayor is Fernando Couto Cepa, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

.

The municipal holiday is August 19.

Demographics

Population of Esposende Municipality (1801–2008)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2008
4 157 12 545 15 161 19 452 23 966 28 652 30 101 33 325 35 552

Parishes

  • Antas
    Antas
    Antas is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.The mountains of the Filabres roll down in undulating slopes at their north eastern end and here, o­n a fertile plain, lies Antas. The river, now usually dry, has carved a ravine through the soft...

  • Apúlia
    Apúlia
    Apúlia is a Portuguese parish located in Esposende Municipality. It has a population of 4,323 inhabitants and a total area of 10.51 km², population density 411.3....

     (Vila de Apúlia)
  • Belinho
  • Curvos
  • Esposende (city of Esposende)
  • Fão
    Fão
    Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal....

     (Vila de Fão)
  • Fonte Boa
    Fonte Boa
    Fonte Boa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 37,595 and its area is 12,111 km².The city is served by Fonte Boa Airport....

  • Forjães
    Forjães
    Forjães is a town in Portugal....

  • Gandra (city of Esposende)
  • Gemeses
  • Mar
  • Marinhas (city of Esposende)
  • Palmeira de Faro
  • Rio Tinto
  • Vila Chã
    Vila Chã
    -Portugal:* Vila Chã , a civil parish in the municipality of Alijó* Vila Chã , a civil parish in the municipality of Esposende* Vila Chã , a parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres...


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