Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira) explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Lourosa
Region:	Norte
Metro:	Porto
District:	Aveiro
Municipality:	Santa Maria da Feira
Area Total:	5.77
Population Total:	8636
Population As Of:	2011
Coordinates:	40.988°N -8.546°W

Lourosa (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese civil parish (Pt.freguesia) and a city (Pt.cidade), located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 8,636,^[1] in an area of 5.77 km².^[2] Lourosa obtained city status in 2001.

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