Felgueiras Explained

Type:	municipality
Coordinates:	41.3667°N -20°W
Region:	Norte
Cim:	Tâmega e Sousa
District:	Porto
Leader Party:	Livre-Partido Socialista [L-PS]
Leader Name:	Nuno Fonseca
Area Total Km2:	115.74
Population Total:	58,065
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	20

Felgueiras (pronounced as /pt-PT/) 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,^[1] in an area of 115.74 km².^[2]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• • • • Idães
• Jugueiros
• Macieira da Lixa e Caramos
  • Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure Pedreira, Rande e Sernande
• Penacova
• Pinheiro
• Pombeiro da Ribavizela
• Refontoura
• Regilde
• Revinhade
  • Torrados e Sousa
• Unhão e Lordelo
• Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim
• Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)
• Vila Verde e Santão

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

IndustryFelgueiras is one of the biggest producers of Europe in the shoewear area.

Notable people

• Nicolau Coelho (in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the Age of Discovery.

Sport

• Álvaro Pacheco (born 25 June 1971) a Portuguese football manager and former player with over 360 club caps
• Nélson Manuel Ribeiro da Silva (born 1979), known as Nelsinho, is a Portuguese footballer with over 570 club caps
• Frederico Filipe Teixeira Ribeiro (born 1982), known as Zamorano, a Portuguese retired footballer with 376 club caps
• Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares (born 1982), known as Dani, a Portuguese footballer with over 425 club caps
• Carlos Pedro Carvalho Sousa (born 1985), known as Pintassilgo, a Portuguese former footballer with 347 club caps
• Tiago Moreira (born 1988) a Portuguese footballer with over 425 club caps

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 . 5 November 2018 . 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_/ . 5 November 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 48-49. 22 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. pt.