Ovar

Ovar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔˈvaɾ] (listen) or [oˈvaɾ]) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398,[1] in an area of 147.70 km².[2] It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16,849 inhabitants in 2001) and Esmoriz (11,020 inhabitants in 2001).[3]

For the Slovak village and municipality Óvár, see Olováry.
Ovar
Municipality
Ovar Matriz Church.
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 40°52′N 8°38′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Aveiro
DistrictAveiro
Parishes5
Government
 • PresidentSalvador Malheiro (PSD)
Area
 • Total147.70 km2 (57.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total55,398
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint Christopher
July 25
Websitehttp://www.cm-ovar.pt

The present Mayor is Salvador Malheiro, elected by the Portuguese Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Ovar is home to the football team A.D. Ovarense who play at the Estádio Marques da Silva. The main beach area is Furadouro, and Ovar is located in the northern point of the Ria de Aveiro (Aveiro Lagoon)

Demographics
Population of Ovar Municipality (1801 – 2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2008 2011
10 822 10 075 25 605 29 970 35 320 45 378 49 659 55 198 57 983 55 398

Cities and towns

There are two cities and three towns in the municipality.

Parishes
Parish church, Santa Maria de Válega, in Válega

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

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References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
  4. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 87" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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