Ovar Municipality

Ovar
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°52′N 8°38′W / 40.867°N 8.633°W / 40.867; -8.633Coordinates: 40°52′N 8°38′W / 40.867°N 8.633°W / 40.867; -8.633
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Baixo Vouga
District/A.R.	Aveiro
Government
- Mayor	Manuel Oliveira (PS)
Area
- Total	147.4 km2 (56.9 sq mi)
Population
- Total	56,296
- Density	385/km2 (997.1/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	8
Municipal holiday	Saint Christopher July 25
Website	http://www.cm-ovar.pt

Ovar Municipality (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈvaɾ] or [ɔˈvaɾ]) is a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. It has a total area of 147.4 km² and a total population of 56,296 inhabitants, and 42,582 electors (2006). The city of Ovar itself has a population of 16,849.^[1]

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes and includes two cities:Ovar (approx. 17,000 inhabitants) & Esmoriz (about 12,000 residents).

The present Mayor is Manuel Alves Oliveira, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is July 25.

Demographics

Population of Ovar Municipality (1801 – 2008)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2008
10 822	10 075	25 605	29 970	35 320	45 378	49 659	55 198	57 983

Cities and towns

There are two cities and three towns in the municipality.

• Esmoriz (city)
• Ovar (city)
• Cortegaça (town)
• São João (town)
• Válega (town)

Parishes

• Arada
• Cortegaça
• Esmoriz
• Maceda
• Ovar
• São João
• São Vicente de Pereira
• Válega

References

1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

External links

Portugal portal

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Ovar
• Ovar popular dicussion forum