Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39°49′N 8°23′W / 39.817°N 8.383°WCoordinates: 39°49′N 8°23′W / 39.817°N 8.383°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Pinhal Interior Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Leiria
District	Leiria
Parishes	5
Government
• President	Paulo Delgado Morgado (PSD)
Area
• Total	160.48 km^2 (61.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,287
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	http://www.cm-alvaiazere.pt

Alvaiázere (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫvɐˈjazɨɾɨ]) is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,287,^[1] in an area of 160.48 km².^[2]

The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Ansião (to the north), Figueiró dos Vinhos (to the northeast and east), Ferreira do Zêzere (to the southeast), Ourém (to the southwest) and Pombal (to the west). The present Mayor is Paulo Delgado Morgado, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is on June 13.

Origin of the name Alvaiázere: from the Arabic word "Al-Baiaz" (the falconer); lands of the falconer. Manuel Vieira da Silva Borges e Abreu, 1st Baron of Alvaiázere was the main Physician of King John VI of Portugal.

Population of the municipality of Alvaiázere (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2011
3477	6426	11936	12870	13583	10510	9306	8438	8112	7287

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Almoster
• Alvaiázere
• Maçãs de Dona Maria
• Pelmá
• Pussos São Pedro

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

External links

• Municipality official website