Barrô was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 7 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 1836.[1]
Barrô | |
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Civil parish | |
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Barrô Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′11″N 8°28′12″W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Águeda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,836 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
In 2013 it was merged with Aguada de Baixo to form the new freguesia of Barrô e Aguada de Baixo.[2]
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]
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]
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