Sever do Vouga 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 129.6 km² and a total population of 12,977 inhabitants, and 11,354 electors (2006). The municipality is a center of metalworking

Metalworking

Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large scale structures. The term covers a wide range of work from large ships and bridges to precise engine parts and delicate jewelry. It therefore includes a correspondingly wide range of skills,...

 industry.

The municipality is composed of 9 parishes, and is located in the District of Aveiro

Aveiro (district)

Aveiro District is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality and as the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro, created 1938....

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The present Mayor is Manuel da Silva Soares, elected by the Socialist Party

Portuguese Socialist Party

The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...

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The municipal holiday is the second September 21.

Demographics

Population of Sever do Vouga Municipality (1801–2004)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004
4454	6394	9002	12038	14077	13783	13826	13186	12940

Parishes

• Cedrim
• Couto de Esteves
• Dornelas
• Paradela
• Pessegueiro do Vouga
• Rocas do Vouga
• Sever do Vouga
• Silva Escura
• Talhadas

External links

• Municipality official website
• Sever do Vouga's Philharmonic Band
• Photos from Sever do Vouga