Aves (Santo Tirso) Explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Aves
Region:Norte
Metro:Porto
District:Porto
Municipality:Santo Tirso
Coordinates:41.364°N -8.407°W
Area Total:6.16
Population Total:8458
Population As Of:2011
Website:http://www.jf-viladasaves.pt/

Aves is an industrial town and civil parish (freguesia) in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,458,[1] in an area of 6.16 km2.[2] It is located in the municipality of Santo Tirso, 6 km to the northeast of the municipality seat, the city of Santo Tirso proper, bordering the parish of Lordelo in the municipality of Guimarães. Aves is nowadays, after Santo Tirso itself, the most important town in the municipality of Santo Tirso.

Sports

The local football team of Clube Desportivo das Aves was promoted to the Portuguese Liga in 2006 and 2017.

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. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat