Estarreja
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Estarreja is a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 108.4 km² and a total population of 28,236 inhabitants, and 22,746 electors (2006). The only city in the municipality is Estarreja, which is in the urban parish of Beduido. The city itself has a population of approximately 7,000. It is built along the banks of the Antuã River, near the Ria de Aveiro. Estarreja is an important chemical industry
centre, being the place where several industrial faciliies of CUF
are located.
The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in the Aveiro District, in the Baixo Vouga
subregion, in the Centro Region, Portugal.
Main train stations are Estarreja and Avanca.
The present Mayor is José Eduardo Alves Valente de Matos, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party
and the People's Party.
The municipal holiday is June 13.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 108.4 km² and a total population of 28,236 inhabitants, and 22,746 electors (2006). The only city in the municipality is Estarreja, which is in the urban parish of Beduido. The city itself has a population of approximately 7,000. It is built along the banks of the Antuã River, near the Ria de Aveiro. Estarreja is an important chemical industry
Chemical industry
The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials into more than 70,000 different products.-Products:...
centre, being the place where several industrial faciliies of CUF
Companhia União Fabril
The Companhia União Fabril is a Portuguese chemical corporation and a part of Grupo José de Mello.-History:The company was founded by Alfredo da Silva in 1871 and managed by his descendents, including José Manuel de Mello as a family-run business conglomerate. CUF was one of the largest and most...
are located.
The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in the Aveiro District, in the Baixo Vouga
Baixo Vouga
Baixo Vouga is a Portuguese subregion integrated in the Centro Region. It is centered around the city of Aveiro. Other major cities include Águeda, Ílhavo and Ovar. The subregion covers an area of 1,807 km² and has a population of 394,393 inhabitants for an overall density of 218 hab/km²...
subregion, in the Centro Region, Portugal.
Main train stations are Estarreja and Avanca.
The present Mayor is José Eduardo Alves Valente de Matos, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
and the People's Party.
The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographics
| Population of Estarreja Municipality (1801 – 2006) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 |
| 17075 | 26147 | 34041 | 23397 | 25213 | 26261 | 26742 | 28182 | 28279 | 28332 |
Parishes
- AvancaAvancaAvanca is a town in Estarreja Municipality in Portugal. The town has a museum dedicated to António Egas Moniz, a doctor who won Portugal's only Nobel Prize in 1949 for his contribution to medicine....
- Beduído (includes the city/municipality seat of Estarreja)
- Canelas
- Fermelã
- Pardilhó (town)
- Salreu (town)
- Veiros