Sever do Vouga

Sever do Vouga
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°22′W / 40.733°N 8.367°W / 40.733; -8.367Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°22′W / 40.733°N 8.367°W / 40.733; -8.367
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Baixo Vouga
Intermunic. comm. Região de Aveiro
District Aveiro
Parishes 7
Government
 • President António Coutinho (PS)
Area
 • Total 129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 12,356
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-sever.pt

Sever do Vouga (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈvɛɾ ðu ˈvowɣɐ] ( listen)) is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal The population in 2011 was 12,356,[1] in an area of 129.88 km².[2] It had 11,734 eligible voters (2013). The municipality is a center of metalworking industry.

The municipality is included in the Região de Aveiro.

The present Mayor is António José Martins Coutinho, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is the September 21.

Demographics

Population of Sever do Vouga Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
4454 6394 9002 12038 14077 13783 13826 13186 12940 12356

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

Famous people

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 552 115" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.


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