Águeda was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 41.6 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 11,346.[1]
Águeda | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Águeda Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′00″N 8°27′00″W / 40.56667°N 8.45000°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Águeda |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,346 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
History
editIn 2013 it was merged with Borralha to form the new freguesia of Águeda e Borralha.[2]
Places
edit- Alagoa
- Alhandra
- Ameal
- Assequins
- Bolfiar
- Catraia de Assequins
- Cavadas
- Giesteira
- Gravanço
- Lapas de S. Pedro
- Maçoida
- Ninho de Águia
- Paredes
- Raivo
- Regote
- Rio Covo
- Sardão
- S. Pedro
- Vale de Erva
- Vale Domingos
- Vale Durão
- Vale Durão
- Vale do Sobreirinho
- Vale Verde
Demography
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Population from 1864 to 2011 -
Variation of population from 1864 to 2011
Politics
editElections
editIn the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 10,328 registered voters, with 5,698 (55.17%) voting and 4,630 (44.83%) abstaining. The Socialist Party got 3,039 votes (53.33%), electing eight members of the Assembly, the Social Democratic Party got 1,495 votes (26.24%), electing four members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 482 votes (8.46%), electing one member of the Assembly. The three remaining lists did not elect any member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 10,396 registered voters.[1]
Religion
editThe Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Águeda[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5]
Built Heritage
editThe Pillory of Assequins, now fragmented, is located in this former freguesia and is classified as an Imóvel de Interesse Público.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Freguesia de Barrô". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Agueda". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Paróquia de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Pelourinho de Assequins". igespar.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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