Resende, Portugal Explained
| Type: | municipality |
| Official Name: | Resende |
| Flag Border: | no |
| Coordinates: | 41.1°N -64°W |
| Region: | Norte |
| Cim: | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District: | Viseu |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Leader Name: | Manuel Garcez Trindade |
| Area Total Km2: | 123.35 |
| Population Total: | 11,364 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Parishes: | 11 |
Resende (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,364,[1] in an area of 123.35 km2.[2]
The present mayor is Manuel Garcez Trindade, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.
Demographics
| Population of Resende Municipality (1801 – 2004) |
|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 4128 | 3506 | 19334 | 21894 | 20226 | 15356 | 13675 | 12370 | 11364 | |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Anreade e São Romão de Aregos
- Barrô
- Cárquere
- Felgueiras e Feirão
- Freigil e Miomães
- Ovadas e Panchorra
- Paus
- Resende
- São Cipriano
- São João de Fontoura
- São Martinho de Mouros
Famous people
- Edgar Cardoso (1913 in Resende – 2000 in Porto) a noted civil engineer and university professor.
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- 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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 102-103. 29 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
