Figueiró dos Vinhos
| Figueiró dos Vinhos | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 39°54′N 8°16′W / 39.900°N 8.267°WCoordinates: 39°54′N 8°16′W / 39.900°N 8.267°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Centro | ||
| Subregion | Pinhal Interior Norte | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria | ||
| District | Leiria | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Rui Almeida Silva (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 173.44 km2 (66.97 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 6,169 | ||
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt | ||
Figueiró dos Vinhos (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiɣɐjˈɾɔ ðuʒ ˈviɲuʃ]) is a municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,169,[1] in an area of 173.44 km².[2]
The present Mayor is Rui Almeida Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Saint John's day on June 24.
In the municipality there is a small village called: "Casal de São Simão" Site: http://www.casaldesaosimao.com.
Demographics
| Population of Figueiró dos Vinhos Municipality (1801–2011) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
| 2430 | 5068 | 9702 | 10699 | 11545 | 8754 | 8012 | 7352 | 7080 | 6169 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Aguda
- Arega
- Campelo
- Figueiró dos Vinhos e Bairradas
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 51" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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