Aguada de Baixo was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 4.7 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 1373.[1] In 2013 it was merged with Barrô as part of an administrative reorganization of the territory and formed the União das Freguesias de Barrô e Aguada de Baixo.[2]
Aguada de Baixo | |
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  Aguada de Baixo Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′33″N 8°27′08″W / 40.50917°N 8.45222°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Águeda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,373 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Geography edit
It was the southernmost freguesia of the municipality, and it bordered the Águeda freguesias of Barrô and Aguada de Cima and the municipalities of Anadia e Oliveira do Bairro.
Places edit
- Aguadela
- Alto da Póvoa
- Bicarenho
- Landiosa
- Passadouro
- Povoa da Raposa
- Povoa do Nascido
- Vale do Grou
- Vale do Mouro
- Vidoeiro
Demography edit
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Population from 1864 to 2011 -
Variation of population from 1864 to 2011
Politics edit
Elections edit
As of 31 December 2011, it had 1532 registered voters. In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 1598 registered voters, with 920 (57,57%) voting and 678 (42,43%) abstaining. The Lista Independente de Aguada de Baixo (LIAB)[3] got 527 (57,28%) of the votes, electing five members of the Assembly and the Socialist Party (PS) got 364 votes (39,57%), electing four members of the Assembly.[4]
Religion edit
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Aguada de Baixo[5] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[6]
Notes edit
Article based on the Portuguese Wikipedia article Aguada de Baixo.
References edit
- ^ "Freguesia de Aguada de Baixo". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "GRUPOS DE CIDADÃOS ELEITORESnconcorrentes às ELEIÇÕES AUTÁRQUICAS de 11.10.2009" (PDF). cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Aguada de Baixo". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Paróquia de Aguada de Baixo". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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