Resende, Portugal
Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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(2011)
Resende (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɛˈzẽdɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,364,[1] in an area of 123.35 km2.[2]
The present mayor is Manuel Garcez Trindade, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.
Demographics
Population of Resende Municipality (1801 – 2004) | ||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
4128 | 3506 | 19334 | 21894 | 20226 | 15356 | 13675 | 12370 | 11364 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Anreade e São Romão de Aregos
- Barrô
- Cárquere
- Felgueiras e Feirão
- Freigil e Miomães
- Ovadas e Panchorra
- Paus
- Resende
- São Cipriano
- São João de Fontoura
- São Martinho de Mouros
Famous people
- Edgar Cardoso (1913 in Resende – 2000 in Porto) a noted civil engineer and university professor.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 102-103" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
- Municipality official website
- Photos from Resende
- Felgueiras (Resende) website
- Resende News
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