Belazaima do Chão was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 19.8 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 599.[1]
Belazaima do Chão | |
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Civil parish | |
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![]() ![]() Belazaima do Chão Location in Portugal | |
Coordinates: 40°31′58″N 8°21′53″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
District | Aveiro |
Municipality | Águeda |
Area | |
• Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 599 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
In 2013 it was merged with Castanheira do Vouga and with Agadão to form the new freguesia of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão.[2]
In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 579 registered voters, with 454 (78.41%) voting and 125 (21.59%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 365 votes (80.40%), electing six members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 70 votes (15.42%), electing one member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 572 registered voters.[1]
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Belazaima do Chão[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] The Igreja Matriz de Belazaima do Chão was finished in 1748 and is classified as a Monument of Public Interest.[6]
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