Barreiro, Portugal
| Barreiro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 38°40′N 09°04′W / 38.667°N 9.067°WCoordinates: 38°40′N 09°04′W / 38.667°N 9.067°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Lisbon | ||
| Subregion | Península de Setúbal | ||
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon | ||
| District | Setúbal | ||
| Parishes | 8 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Carlos Humberto (CDU) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 36.39 km2 (14.05 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 78,764 | ||
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-barreiro.pt | ||
Barreiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁɐjɾu]) is a town and a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 78,764,[1] in an area of 36.39 km².[2]
The present Mayor is Carlos Humberto Carvalho, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is June 28.
Population
Street in Barreiro
| Population growth (1801–2011) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
| 2 425 | 3 384 | 7 738 | 21 030 | 35 088 | 88 052 | 85 768 | 79 012 | 78 992 | 78 764 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alto do Seixalinho, Santo André e Verderena
- Barreiro e Lavradio
- Palhais e Coina
- Santo António da Charneca
Sports
- F.C. Barreirense is the local team and plays at Estádio Dr. Manuel de Mello. G.D. Fabril, another local team, plays at Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva.
- José Augusto, Fernando Chalana, both Portugal international footballers were born in Barreiro.
- Bruno Martins Indi, footballer of Porto and the Netherlands national team was born in Barreiro to Bissau-Guinean parents.
International relations
Barreiro is twinned with:
— Łódź in Poland (since 1996) [4]
— Stara Zagora in Bulgaria (since 1976)
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Miasta partnerskie - Urząd Miasta Łodzi [via WaybackMachine.com]". City of Łódź (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
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