Aguiar de Sousa

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Aguiar de Sousa

Parish coat of arms

Municipality

Paredes

Area

22.32 km²

Population
- Total
- Density

1,600 (2001)
71.7/km²

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Aguiar de Sousa is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 22.32 kilometers in area, with 1,600 inhabitants as of 2001.

Aguiar de Sousa was formerly an extensive municipality that existed until the beginning of the 19th century. It was comprised of 39 parishes, which are now part of the municipalities of Gondomar, Valongo, Lousada, Paredes and Paços de Ferreira. In 1801, it covered an area of about 260 km² with 21,643 inhabitants.

Parishes of Paredes municipality
Aguiar de Sousa \| Astromil \| Baltar \| Beire \| Besteiros \| Bitarães \| Castelões de Cepeda \| Cete \| Cristelo \| Duas Igrejas \| Gandra \| Gondalães Lordelo \| Louredo \| Madalena \| Mouriz \| Parada de Todeia \| Rebordosa \| Recarei \| Sobreira \| Sobrosa \| Vandoma \| Vila Cova de Carros \| Vilela