Felgueiras

Felgueiras
Municipality
Mosteiro do Bom Jesus de Barrosas
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°22′N 8°12′W / 41.367°N 8.200°WCoordinates: 41°22′N 8°12′W / 41.367°N 8.200°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Tâmega
Intermunic. comm.	Tâmega e Sousa
District	Porto
Parishes	20
Government
• President	Inácio Ribeiro (PSD)
Area
• Total	115.74 km^2 (44.69 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	58,065
• Density	500/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)

Felgueiras (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɛɫˈɡɐjɾɐʃ]) is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Inácio Ribeiro. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065,^[1] in an area of 115.74 km².^[2]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Aião
• Airães
• Friande
• Idães
• Jugueiros
• Macieira da Lixa e Caramos
• Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure
• Pedreira, Rande e Sernande
• Penacova
• Pinheiro
• Pombeiro da Ribavizela
• Refontoura
• Regilde
• Revinhade
• Sendim
• Torrados e Sousa
• Unhão e Lordelo
• Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim
• Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)
• Vila Verde e Santão

Demographics

Population of Felgueiras Municipality (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
11 413	15 614	22 973	25 424	38 895	48 015	51 248	57 595	58 065

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 48-49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.