Sever do Vouga (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈvɛɾ ðu ˈvoɣɐ] ) 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.
Sever do Vouga | |
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| Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°22′W / 40.733°N 8.367°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Government | |
| • President | Pedro Amadeu Lobo (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,356 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | September 21 |
| Website | http://www.cm-sever.pt |
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
edit| Population of Sever do Vouga Municipality (1801–2011) | |||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
| 4454 | 6394 | 9002 | 12038 | 14077 | 13783 | 13826 | 13186 | 12940 | 12356 |
Parishes
editAdministratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Famous people
edit- Martin Silva (born 1952 in Sever do Vouga) politician and radio personality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Luísa Beirão (born 1977 in Sever do Vouga) a Portuguese model.
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 115" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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