Barreiro, Portugal

Barreiro
Barreiro
	Municipality
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 38°40′N 09°04′W / 38.667°N 9.067°WCoordinates: 38°40′N 09°04′W / 38.667°N 9.067°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Subregion	Península de Setúbal
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Setúbal
Parishes	8
Government
• President	Frederico Rosa (PS)
Area
• Total	36.39 km2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	78,764
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	http://www.cm-barreiro.pt

Barreiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁɐjɾu]) is a town and a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 78,764,^[1] in an area of 36.39 km².^[2]

Barreiro has a great view of the city of Lisbon from Avenida da Praia and a beautiful riverside area called Alburrica.

The present Mayor is Frederico Rosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 28.

Population

Street in Barreiro

Population growth (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2011
2 425	3 384	7 738	21 030	35 088	88 052	85 768	79 012	78 992	78 764

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

Alto do Seixalinho, Santo André e Verderena
Barreiro e Lavradio
Palhais e Coina
Santo António da Charneca

Sports

F.C. Barreirense is the local team and plays at Campo da Verderena. G.D. Fabril, another local team, plays at Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva.
José Augusto, Fernando Chalana, both Portugal international footballers were born in Barreiro.
Bruno Martins Indi, footballer of Stoke City and the Netherlands national team was born in Barreiro to Bissau-Guinean parents.

Notable residents

Leonor Andrade (b. 1994) – represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Augusto Cabrita (1923–1993) – photographer, cinematographer and film director

International relations

Barreiro is twinned with:

— Łódź in Poland (since 1996) ^[4]
— Stara Zagora in Bulgaria (since 1976)

References

↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
↑ Direção-Geral do Território
↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
↑ "Miasta partnerskie - Urząd Miasta Łodzi [via WaybackMachine.com]". City of Łódź (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

External links

Town Hall official website
Facebook Page
Android App : VisitBarreiro

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[ine-1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[dgt-2] Direção-Geral do Território

[3] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.

[Łódź_twinning-4] "Miasta partnerskie - Urząd Miasta Łodzi [via WaybackMachine.com]". City of Łódź (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-21.