Sever do Vouga

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For the freguesia, see Sever do Vouga (freguesia).
Sever do Vouga
Municipality
Flag of Sever do Vouga
Flag
Coat of arms of Sever do Vouga
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°22′W / 40.733°N 8.367°W / 40.733; -8.367Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°22′W / 40.733°N 8.367°W / 40.733; -8.367
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Aveiro
DistrictAveiro
Parishes7
Government
 • President (PS)
Area
 • Total129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,356
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySeptember 21
Websitehttp://www.cm-sever.pt

Sever do Vouga (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈvɛɾ ðu ˈvowɣɐ] (About this soundlisten)) is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal The population in 2011 was 12,356,[1] in an area of 129.88 km².[2] It had 11,734 eligible voters (2013). The municipality is a center of metalworking industry.

The municipality is included in the Região de Aveiro.

The present Mayor is António José Martins Coutinho, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is the September 21.

Demographics[]

Population of Sever do Vouga Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
4454 6394 9002 12038 14077 13783 13826 13186 12940 12356

Parishes[]

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

Famous people[]

  • Luísa Beirão (born August 29, 1977 in Sever do Vouga), Portuguese model.
  • Martin Silva (born September 4, 1952 in Sever do Vouga), politician and radio personality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

References[]

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 115" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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