- Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality
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Oliveira de Azeméis — Municipality —
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Coat of armsLocation in Portugal Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°29′W / 40.833°N 8.483°WCoordinates: 40°50′N 8°29′W / 40.833°N 8.483°W Country Portugal Region Norte Subregion Entre Douro e Vouga District/A.R. Aveiro Government – Mayor Ápio Assunção (PSD) Area – Total 163.5 km2 (63.1 sq mi) Population – Total 71,069 – Density 436/km2 (1,129.2/sq mi) Parishes (no.) 19 Municipal holiday Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August Website http://www.cm-oaz.pt Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality (Portuguese pronunciation: [oliˈvɐjɾɐ ðɨ ɐzɨˈmɐjʃ] or [ɐzɨˈmɛjʃ]) is located in Oporto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. It has a total area of 163.5 km² and a total population of about 70,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of more than 15,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located 35 km to the south Oporto. It's less than 20 km far from the Atlantic Ocean. It has connection the following motorways: A1, A29 and A32; and the IC2 expressway. It is served by Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport/Oporto's aiport.
The municipality contains the city of Oliveira de Azeméis.
The municipality is integrated in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto.
The present Mayor is Hermínio Loureiro, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The municipal holiday is the Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August.
In the centre there is a marian sanctuary of some importance, La-Salette. It was built in order to honor the apparitions of Virgin Mary in the small village of La Salette in France. What is very striking about this sanctuary is that it contains the finger of a burglar that tried to steal some precious artifacts (one night a guard shot a burglar with his shotgun and only hit his finger). The finger lies inside an alcohol jar right in front of the chapel.
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Facilities
Local facilities include:
- Hospital de São Miguel
- Higher education schools
- Secondary schools
- Basic schools
- Regional museum
- Camping
- Hotel
- Post Office
- Police
- Clinic centres
- Tourism office
- Library - Biblioteca Municipal Ferreira de Castro
Nearby cities
- São João da Madeira (5 km)
- Santa Maria da Feira (11 km)
- Ovar (15 km)
- Estarreja (15 km)
- Vale de Cambra (12 km)
- Albergaria-a-Velha (15 km)
- Lourosa (15 km)
- Fiães (15 km)
- Esmoriz (20 km)
- Espinho (25 km)
- Vila Nova de Gaia (30 km)
- Porto (35 km)
- Águeda (30 km)
- Aveiro (35 km)
Economy
Among its most well-known companies are Simoldes and Lactogal.
It is an important industrial area, producing a wide variety of goods:
Demographics
Population of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality (1801–2008) 1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2008 16 943 16 899 29 506 33 072 46 263 62 821 66 846 70 721 71 210 Parishes
- Carregosa
- Cesar
- Fajões
- Loureiro
- Macieira de Sarnes
- Macinhata de Seixa
- Madail
- Nogueira do Cravo
- Oliveira de Azeméis
- Ossela
- Palmaz
- Pindelo
- Pinheiro da Bemposta
- Santiago da Riba-Ul
- São Martinho da Gândara
- São Roque
- Travanca
- Ul
- Vila de Cucujães
Cities and towns
There is one city in the municipality: Oliveira de Azeméis. The towns are
- Carregosa
- Cesar
- Fajões
- Loureiro
- Nogueira do Cravo
- Pinheiro da Bemposta
- Vila Chã de São Roque
- Vila de Cucujães
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- Municipalities of Portugal
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