Águeda was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 41.6 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 11,346.[1]
Águeda | |
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Civil parish | |
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![]() ![]() Águeda Location in Portugal | |
Coordinates: 40°34′00″N 8°27′00″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
District | Aveiro |
Municipality | Águeda |
Area | |
• Total | 41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,346 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
In 2013 it was merged with Borralha to form the new freguesia of Águeda e Borralha.[2]
In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 10,328 registered voters, with 5,698 (55.17%) voting and 4,630 (44.83%) abstaining. The Socialist Party got 3,039 votes (53.33%), electing eight members of the Assembly, the Social Democratic Party got 1,495 votes (26.24%), electing four members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 482 votes (8.46%), electing one member of the Assembly. The three remaining lists did not elect any member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 10,396 registered voters.[1]
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Águeda[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5]
The Pillory of Assequins, now fragmented, is located in this former freguesia and is classified as an Imóvel de Interesse Público.[6]
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