| Esgueira | |||
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| Country | Portugal | ||
| Municipality | Aveiro | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.72 km2 (6.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 12,262 | ||
| • Density | 692/km2 (1,792.2/sq mi) | ||
Esgueira is an urban parish in the municipality of Aveiro, in Portugal.
References to the sea waters of Esgueira can be found in 1057, since the production and commerce of salt were the great wealth of this river/sea zone. It was the head of the old council, founded by John III of Portugal and extinguished in 1759.
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In Esgueira resides an age group relatively young. The town has 12 thousand inhabitants, in an area of 17.7 square kilometers.
According to the spokesperson of the Town Hall this is one of the sections with the most needs. There's a Health Department that works, temporarily, in the ground floor of the Town Hall, a Center of Rehabilitation for handicapped people, some clinics, two Dental Clinics, two pharmacies, a Center of Clinic Analysis and a Surgeon Center. The town's ambition is to build a Health Center, which is by now a very discussed topic because the future facility is planned to be built inside the court yard of the town's Elementary School.
In this field it must be highlighted the success of Casa do Povo de Esgueira, on the district, national and international level in the area of Badminton, they also hold sporting activities for futsal, gymnastics and traditional games. The town also has the activity of the Associação Desportiva de Taboeira, a sporting association what builds the youth in the game of Soccer. The Clube do Povo de Esgueira is also rather good at Basketball.
Esgueira possesses a relatively high schooling population, around 3050, divided by 5 Kindergarten's 4 Elementary Schools, One EB 2.3 (Escola Aires Barbosa), 1 Secondary School (Escola Secundária Jaime Magalhães Lima).