Ansião Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Ansião
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	39.9167°N -34°W
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Região de Leiria
District:	Leiria
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	António José Domingues
Area Total Km2:	176.09
Population Total:	13,128
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	6
Holiday:	Ascension May 25
Website:	http://www.cm-ansiao.pt

Ansião (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,128,^[1] in an area of 176.09 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Alvorge
• Ansião (parish)
• Avelar
• Chão de Couce
• Pousaflores
• Santiago da Guarda

International relations

Ansião is twinned with the cities of Erbach in Germany, the Brazilian cities of Santos and São Vicente, and Mosteiros in the Cape Verdian Islands.^[4]

External links

• Municipality official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 15. 16 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
4. https://www.cm-ansiao.pt/PT/municipes-camara-municipal/geminacoes