Barrô (Águeda)

Barrô
Freguesia

Coat of arms
Barrô

Location of Barrô in Portugal

Coordinates: PT 40°32′11″N 8°28′12″W / 40.53639°N 8.47000°W / 40.53639; -8.47000Coordinates: PT 40°32′11″N 8°28′12″W / 40.53639°N 8.47000°W / 40.53639; -8.47000
Country Portugal
Region Centro
Sub-region Baixo Vouga
District Aveiro
Municipality Águeda
Government
  President of the Junta Wilson José de Oliveira Dias Gaio
Area
  Total 7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,836
  Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)

Barrô was a freguesia in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 7 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 1836.[1]

History

In 2013 it was merged with Aguada de Baixo to form the new freguesia of Barrô e Aguada de Baixo.[2]

Places

Demography

Politics

Elections

As of 31 December 2011, it had 1722 registered voters.[1] In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 1711 registered voters, with 1013 (59.21%) voting and 698 (40.79%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 527 (57,28%) of the votes, electing six members of the Assembly and the Socialist Party got 368 votes (36.33%), electing three members of the Assembly.[3]

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Barrô[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] There is a church and a chapel in this former freguesia, both from the 17th century.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Freguesia de Barrô". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Barro". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "Paróquia de Barrô". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.


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