São Paio de Oleiros explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	São Paio de Oleiros
Region:	Norte
Metro:	Porto
District:	Aveiro
Municipality:	Santa Maria da Feira
Area Total:	3.91
Population Total:	4069
Population As Of:	2011
Coordinates:	40.99°N -8.593°W

São Paio de Oleiros (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese parish, located in the town of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 4,069,^[1] in an area of 3.91 km².^[2]

The only hospital of the town of Santa Maria da Feira was once located in São Paio de Oleiros, after the opening of a bigger hospital in municipality, Feira, in the late 1990s, the hospital of São Paio de Oleiros was closed.

São Paio de Oleiros is known for its cork industries.

Culture

• São Paio de Oleiros public library.
• Grupo Musical de São Paio de Oleiros
• "Associação Musical Oleirense" (AMO).

Sport

The three main sport institutions are:

• Centro Desportivo e Cultural (badminton and handball)
• Escola de Ciclismo Fernando Carvalho (cycling)
• Grupo Desportivo São Paio de Oleiros (football and athletics)

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