Belazaima do Chão was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 19.8 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 599.[1]
Belazaima do Chão | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Belazaima do Chão Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′58″N 8°21′53″W / 40.53278°N 8.36472°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Águeda |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 599 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
History
editIn 2013 it was merged with Castanheira do Vouga and with Agadão to form the new freguesia of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão.[2]
Places
edit- Alvarim
- Belazaima do Chão
- Belazaima-a-Velha
- Cepos
- Corça
- Feridouro
- Póvoa de S. Domingos
- Póvoa de Vale do Trigo
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 579 registered voters, with 454 (78.41%) voting and 125 (21.59%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 365 votes (80.40%), electing six members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 70 votes (15.42%), electing one member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 572 registered voters.[1]
Religion
editThe Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Belazaima do Chão[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] The Igreja Matriz de Belazaima do Chão was finished in 1748 and is classified as a Monument of Public Interest.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Freguesia de Belazaima do Chão". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. 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: Belazaima do Chao". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Paróquia de Belazaima do Chão". 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.
- ^ "Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de Belazaima do Chão". igespar.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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