Felgueiras

Felgueiras
Municipality
Partial aerial view of Felgueiras
Partial aerial view of Felgueiras
Flag of Felgueiras
Flag
Coat of arms of Felgueiras
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Felgueiras
Felgueiras is located in Portugal
Felgueiras
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°22′N 8°12′W / 41.367°N 8.200°W / 41.367; -8.200
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Tâmega e Sousa
DistrictPorto
Parishes20
Government
 • PresidentNuno Fonseca (LIVRE-PS)
Area
 • Total
115.74 km2 (44.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
58,065
 • Density501.68/km2 (1,299.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Felgueiras (European Portuguese pronunciation: [fɛlˈɣɐjɾɐʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in an area of 115.74 km2.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes (freguesias):

Demographics

Population of Felgueiras Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
11 413 15 614 22 973 25 424 38 895 48 015 51 248 57 595 58 065

Industry Felgueiras is one of the biggest producers of Europe in the shoewear area. [citation needed]

Sports

F.C. Felgueiras was a football club from 1936 to 2005. Its successor club is Felgueiras 1932.

The municipality co-hosts the Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras auto race since 2020.

Notable people

Sport

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 48-49" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.