Lousada

Lousada
Municipality
Torre de Vilar
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°18′N 8°14′W / 41.30°N 8.24°WCoordinates: 41°18′N 8°14′W / 41.30°N 8.24°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Tâmega
Intermunic. comm.	Tâmega e Sousa
District	Porto
Parishes	15
Government
• President	Jorge Magalhães (Socialist Party)
Area
• Total	96.08 km^2 (37.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	47,387
• Density	490/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	www.cm-lousada.pt

Lousada (Portuguese pronunciation: [lowˈzaðɐ]) is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,387,^[1] in an area of 96.08 km².^[2]

Parishes

The municipality of Lousada is subdivided into the following parishes:^[3]

• Aveleda
• Caíde de Rei
• Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida)
• Cristelos, Boim e Ordem
• Figueiras e Covas
• Lodares
• Lustosa e Barrosas (Santo Estêvão)
• Macieira
• Meinedo
• Nespereira e Casais
• Nevogilde
• Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga
• Sousela
• Torno
• Vilar do Torno e Alentém

Eurocircuito da Costilha

This circuit has been used several times for the European autocross championship and it is traditionally the circuit where the Portuguese round of the FIA European Championship for rallycross drivers takes place.

Disappearance of Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça

Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça went missing on March 4, 1998 in Lousada, Portugal. Rui Pedro was 11 years old and riding his bicycle outside near his home when he disappeared. His case remains unsolved.

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Eurostat
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 63" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.

External links

• Photos from Lousada