- Esgueira
Infobox Parish PT
official_name = Esgueira
image_coat_of_arms = AVR-esgueira.png
Municipality =Aveiro
area_total = 17.72
population_total = 12,262 (2001 )
population_density = 692.0
website =Esgueira is an urban parish in the municipality of
Aveiro , inPortugal .References to the sea waters of Esgueira can be found in
1057 , since the production and commerce ofsalt were the great wealth of this river/sea zone. It was the head of the old council, founded byJohn III of Portugal and extinguished in1759 .Demographics
In Esgueira resides an age group relatively young. The town has 12 thousand inhabbitants, in an area of 17.7 square kilometers.
Health
According to the spokesperson of the
Town Hall this is one of the sections with the most needs. There's a Health Department that works, temporarily, in the ground floor of the Town Hall, a Center of Rehabillitation for handycapped people, some clinics, two Dental Clinics, two farmacies, a Center of Clinic Analysis and a Surgeon Center. The town's ambition is to build a Health Center, which is by now a very discussed topic due to the fact that the future facility is planned to be built inside the court yard of the town'sElementary School .ports
In this field it must be highlighted the success of Casa do Povo de Esgueira, on the district, national and international level in the area of Badminton, they also hold sporting activities for futsal, gymnastics and traditional games. The town also has the activity of the Associação Desportiva de Taboeira, a sporting association what builds the youth in the game of
Soccer . The Clube do Povo de Esgueira is also rather good in the filed of Basketball.Education
Esgueira possesses a relatively high schooling population, around 3050, divided by 5
Kindergarten 's 4 Elementary Schools, One EB 2.3 (Escola Aires Barbosa), 1 Secondary School (Escola Secundária Jaime Magalhães Lima).
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