Baixo Vouga
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Baixo Vouga is a NUTS3 Portuguese subregion integrated in the NUTS2 Centro region. It is centered around the city of Aveiro (pop. 55,673). Other major cities include Águeda (pop. 14,000), Ílhavo (pop. 17,000) and Ovar (18,000). The subregion covers an area of 1,807 km² and has a population of 394,393 inhabitants (2005) for an overall density of 218 hab/km². It's crossed from east to west by the river Vouga.
It is a subregion of heavy industry; its exports include paper, ceramics, chemistry, automobiles, and food.
The municipalities (Concelhos) are:
- Águeda city [about 14.000 in city/cidade]
- Albergaria-a-Velha town [8.ooo]
- Anadia city [5.500]
- Aveiro [chief city] {capital of Baixo Vouga} [55.673]
- Estarreja city [7.000]
- Ílhavo city[17.000]
- Mealhada city[5.000]
- Murtosa town/vila[3.000]
- Oliveira do Bairro city[5.500]
- Ovar city [18.000]
- Sever do Vouga town[3.000]
- Vagos town[4.000]
other city:Gafanha da Nazare (in the municipality of Ilhavo) [14.000]
