Municipality in Norte, Portugal
| Felgueiras | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Mosteiro do Bom Jesus de Barrosas | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°22′N 8°12′W / 41.367°N 8.200°W / 41.367; -8.200 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 20 |
| Government | |
| • President | Nuno Fonseca (Livre-Partido Socialista ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115.74 km (44.69 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 58,065 |
| • Density | 500/km (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Felgueiras (European Portuguese pronunciation: [fɛlˈɣɐjɾɐʃ] ) is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in an area of 115.74 km.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Aião [pt]
- Airães [pt]
- Friande [pt]
- Idães
- Jugueiros
- Macieira da Lixa e Caramos
- Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure
- Pedreira, Rande e Sernande
- Penacova
- Pinheiro
- Pombeiro da Ribavizela
- Refontoura
- Regilde
- Revinhade
- Sendim [pt]
- Torrados e Sousa
- Unhão e Lordelo
- Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim
- Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)
- Vila Verde e Santão
Demographics
| Population of Felgueiras Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 11 413 | 15 614 | 22 973 | 25 424 | 38 895 | 48 015 | 51 248 | 57 595 | 58 065 |
Industry Felgueiras is one of the biggest producers of Europe in the shoewear area.
Notable people
- Nicolau Coelho (c. 1460 in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the Age of Discovery.
Sport
- Álvaro Pacheco (born 25 June 1971) a Portuguese football manager and former player with over 360 club caps
- Nélson Manuel Ribeiro da Silva (born 1979), known as Nelsinho, is a Portuguese footballer with over 570 club caps
- Frederico Filipe Teixeira Ribeiro (born 1982), known as Zamorano, a Portuguese retired footballer with 376 club caps
- Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares (born 1982), known as Dani, a Portuguese footballer with over 425 club caps
- Carlos Pedro Carvalho Sousa (born 1985), known as Pintassilgo, a Portuguese former footballer with 347 club caps
- Tiago Moreira (born 1988) a Portuguese footballer with over 425 club caps
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 48-49" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
| Municipalities of Porto District | |
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