Esposende (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃpɔˈzẽdɨ] ) is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254,[1] in an area of 95.41 km2.[2] The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001.[3] It gained city status on 2 July 1993. The present Mayor is Fernando Couto Cepa, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is August 19. It is located on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.
Esposende | |
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| Coordinates: 41°32′N 8°47′W / 41.533°N 8.783°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Cávado |
| District | Braga |
| Parishes | 9 |
| Government | |
| • President | Benjamim Pereira (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.41 km2 (36.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,254 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-esposende.pt/ |
Demographics
edit| Population of Esposende Municipality (1801–2008) | ||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 4 157 | 12 545 | 15 161 | 19 452 | 23 966 | 28 652 | 30 101 | 33 325 | 34 254 |
Economy
editFishing, agriculture and tourism are important for the economy of the municipality. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company, is headquartered in Esposende.
Parishes
editAdministratively, the municipality is divided into nine civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
Photos
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Cávado River in Esposende -
Esposende Museum -
Matriz Church -
Fão Bridge
Notable people
edit- António Rodrigues Sampaio (1806—1882) a politician and President of the Council of Ministers in 1881
- Paulo Gonçalves (1979–2020) a rally racing motorcycle rider.
- Teresa Portela (born 1987) a sprint canoer
- Arsénio Nunes (born 1989) a footballer with over 300 club caps
- Rafael Lopes (born 1991) a footballer with over 400 club caps
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 45" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
External links
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Media related to Esposende at Wikimedia Commons- Photos from Esposende
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