São Gonçalo de Lagos explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	São Gonçalo de Lagos
Region:	Algarve
Cim:	Algarve
District:	Faro
Municipality:	Lagos
Coordinates:	37.1153°N -8.6831°W
Area Total:	29.15
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	23,671

São Gonçalo de Lagos is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São Sebastião and Santa Maria. The population in 2021 was 23,671,^[1] up from 22,095 in 2011,^[2] in an area of 29.15 km².^[3]

History

The parish was created under the name of União das Freguesias de Lagos (São Sebastião e Santa Maria) on 28 January 2013 by way of a resolution of the Assembly of the Republic promulgated on twelve days earlier with the union of the parishes of Santa Maria and São Sebastião, becoming its headquarters in the former parish of São Sebastião.^[4] This name was maintained until 26 August 2015, when it was given its current name in application of Law no. 108/2015 that modified its name.^[5]

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Censos 2021 - resultados definitivos. Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 23 November 2022.
2. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
3. 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 .
4. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 59. 24 July 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
5. Web site: Lei n.º 108/2015 de 26 de agosto. Alteração da designação da Freguesia «União das Freguesias de Lagos (São Sebastião e Santa Maria)», no Município de Lagos, para Freguesia de «São Gonçalo de Lagos».. 26 August 2015. 24 March 2022. Diário da República n.º 62. 1893. pt.