Belazaima do Chão

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Belazaima do Chão
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Belazaima do Chão
Coat of arms
Belazaima do Chão is located in Portugal
Belazaima do Chão
Belazaima do Chão
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°31′58″N 8°21′53″W / 40.53278°N 8.36472°W / 40.53278; -8.36472Coordinates: 40°31′58″N 8°21′53″W / 40.53278°N 8.36472°W / 40.53278; -8.36472
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Aveiro
DistrictAveiro
MunicipalityÁgueda
Area
 • Total19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total599
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Belazaima do Chão was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 19.8 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 599.[1]

History[]

In 2013 it was merged with and with Agadão to form the new freguesia of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão.[2]

Places[]

  • Alvarim
  • Belazaima do Chão
  • Belazaima-a-Velha
  • Cepos
  • Corça
  • Feridouro
  • Póvoa de S. Domingos
  • Póvoa de Vale do Trigo

Demography[]

  • Population from 1864 to 2011

  • Variation of population from 1864 to 2011

Politics[]

Elections[]

In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 579 registered voters, with 454 (78.41%) voting and 125 (21.59%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 365 votes (80.40%), electing six members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 70 votes (15.42%), electing one member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 572 registered voters.[1]

Religion[]

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Belazaima do Chão[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] The Igreja Matriz de Belazaima do Chão was finished in 1748 and is classified as a Monument of Public Interest.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Freguesia de Belazaima do Chão". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Belazaima do Chao". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). . Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Paróquia de Belazaima do Chão". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de Belazaima do Chão". igespar.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 9 February 2014.


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