Murtosa

Murtosa
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°38′W / 40.733°N 8.633°W / 40.733; -8.633Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°38′W / 40.733°N 8.633°W / 40.733; -8.633
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Baixo Vouga
Intermunic. comm. Região de Aveiro
District Aveiro
Parishes 4
Government
 • President Eng. Joaquim Manuel Baptista (PSD)
Area
 • Total 73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,585
 • Density 140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-murtosa.pt

Murtosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [muɾˈtɔzɐ] ( listen)) is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,585,[1] in an area of 73.09 km².[2] It had 8,282 eligible voters.

The present Mayor is Joaquim Manuel Baptista, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8.

Economy

Agriculture, fishing and canned fish preserves industry are the main activities.

Demographics

Population of Murtosa Municipality (1930–2011)
1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2006 2011
13310 12328 9816 9579 9458 9657 9804 10585

Parishes

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

  • Bunheiro
  • Monte
  • Murtosa
  • Torreira

Cities and towns

There are no cities in Murtosa. There is at least one town, namely Murtosa.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at Archive.is
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 80" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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