Barreiro, Portugal
Barreiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁɐjɾu] (
Barreiro | |
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| Coordinates: 38°40′N 09°04′W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Lisboa |
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
| District | Setúbal |
| Parishes | 8 |
| Government | |
| • President | Frederico Rosa (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.39 km2 (14.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 78,764 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | June 28 |
| Website | http://www.cm-barreiro.pt |
Barreiro has a view of the city of Lisbon from Avenida da Praia and a riverside area called Alburrica.
The present Mayor is Frederico Rosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 28.
Population
Street in Barreiro
| Population growth (1801–2011) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
| 2 425 | 3 384 | 7 738 | 21 030 | 35 088 | 88 052 | 85 768 | 79 012 | 78 992 | 78 764 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alto do Seixalinho, Santo André e Verderena
- Barreiro e Lavradio
- Palhais e Coina
- Santo António da Charneca
Sports
- F.C. Barreirense is the local team and plays at Campo da Verderena. G.D. Fabril, another local team, plays at Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva.
- José Augusto, Fernando Chalana, both Portugal international footballers were born in Barreiro.
- Bruno Martins Indi, footballer of Stoke City and the Netherlands national team was born in Barreiro to Bissau-Guinean parents.
Notable residents
- Leonor Andrade (b. 1994) – represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Augusto Cabrita (1923–1993) – photographer, cinematographer and film director
International relations
Barreiro is twinned with:
History
In autumn 1975 The New York Times profiled Barreiro as a "new home for refugees from Angola". [5]
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Miasta partnerskie - Urząd Miasta Łodzi [via WaybackMachine.com]". City of Łódź (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/31/archives/for-angola-refugees-in-portugal-a-life-of-despair.html
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