Murtosa

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.

Murtosa
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°38′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Aveiro
DistrictAveiro
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentEng. Joaquim Manuel Baptista (PSD)
Area
 • Total73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,585
 • Density140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySeptember 8
Websitehttp://www.cm-murtosa.pt

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. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 80" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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