Lobão is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande.[1] It has a population of 5,761 inhabitants and a total area of 7.91 km2.
Lobão | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′N 8°29′W / 40.983°N 8.483°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Metropolitan area | Porto |
District | Aveiro |
Municipality | Santa Maria da Feira |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,761 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Origin of the name
editThe toponym of the name is a personal name, it was named in 906 with Lupon and in 967 as Lubon. It is derived from Lupu and with a suffix -one It exists on a document in the year 1055 which mentioned a settlement as Lopone.
Economy
editIts principal economical activities are civil construction, iron, wood, textile, metallurgy and a few others, the commercial, services and agriculture dominates the remainder of the parish's economy.
References
edit- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 106-107" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.