Figueiró dos Vinhos
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Figueiró dos Vinhos is a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 173.4 km² and a total population of 7,080 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in Leiria District.
The present Mayor is Rui Almeida Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party
.
The municipal holiday is the Saint John
's day on June 24.
In the municipality there is a small village called: "Casal de São Simão" Site: http://www.casaldesaosimao.com. Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Casaldesaosimao.jpg
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 173.4 km² and a total population of 7,080 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in Leiria District.
The present Mayor is Rui Almeida Silva, 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 the Saint John
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
's day on June 24.
In the municipality there is a small village called: "Casal de São Simão" Site: http://www.casaldesaosimao.com. Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Casaldesaosimao.jpg
Demographics
| Population of Figueiró dos Vinhos Municipality (1801–2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 2430 | 5068 | 9702 | 10699 | 11545 | 8754 | 8012 | 7352 | 7080 |