Esposende
| Esposende | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 41°32′N 8°47′W / 41.533°N 8.783°WCoordinates: 41°32′N 8°47′W / 41.533°N 8.783°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Cávado | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Cávado | ||
| District | Braga | ||
| Parishes | 9 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Fernando Cepa (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 95.41 km2 (36.84 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 56.186 | ||
| • Density | 0.59/km2 (1.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-esposende.pt/ | ||
Esposende (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ʃpɔˈzẽd(ɨ)]) 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.
Demographics
| Population of Esposende Municipality (1801–2008) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into nine civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Antas
- Apúlia e Fão
- Belinho e Mar
- Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra
- Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto
- Forjães
- Gemeses
- Palmeira de Faro e Curvos
- Vila Chã
Photos
Cávado River in Esposende
Esposende Museum
Matriz Church
Fão Bridge
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 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
Media related to Esposende at Wikimedia Commons- Photos from Esposende
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