Lousada

Lousada
Municipality

Torre de Vilar

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Coordinates: 41°18′N 8°14′W / 41.30°N 8.24°W / 41.30; -8.24Coordinates: 41°18′N 8°14′W / 41.30°N 8.24°W / 41.30; -8.24
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 km2 (37.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 47,387
  Density 490/km2 (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]

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.

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