Lousada

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Lousada
Municipality

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Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Country  Portugal
Region Norte
Subregion Tâmega
District/A.R. Porto
Government
  Mayor Jorge Magalhães (Socialist Party)
Area
  Total 94.89 km2 (36.64 sq mi)
Population
  Total 44,712 (2,001)
  Density 471/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Parishes (no.) 25
Municipal holiday
Last Monday of July
Website www.cm-lousada.pt

Lousada (Portuguese pronunciation: [lowˈzaðɐ]) is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal.

Parishes

The 25 parishes of Lousada are:

  • Alvarenga
  • Aveleda
  • Boim
  • Caíde de Rei
  • Casais
  • Cernadelo
  • Covas
  • Cristelos (Lousada)
  • Figueiras
  • Lodares
  • Lustosa
  • Macieira
  • Meinedo
  • Nespereira
  • Nevogilde
  • Nogueira
  • Ordem
  • Pias
  • Santa Margarida de Lousada
  • Santo Estêvão de Barrosas
  • São Miguel de Lousada
  • Silvares (Lousada)
  • Sousela
  • Torno
  • Vilar do Torno e Alentém

Eurocircuito da Costilha

This circuit has been used several times for the European autocross championship and it is traditionally the circuit where the Portuguese round of the FIA European Championship for rallycross drivers takes place.

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