Murtosa
Flag of Murtosa
Coat of arms of Murtosa
Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°38′W / 40.733°N 8.633°W / 40.733; -8.633
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Aveiro
DistrictAveiro
Parishes4
Government
  PresidentEng. Joaquim Manuel Baptista (PSD)
Area
  Total73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,585
  Density140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySeptember 8
Websitehttp://www.cm-murtosa.pt

Murtosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [muɾˈtɔzɐ] ) is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,585,[1] in an area of 73.09 km2.[2] It had 8,282 eligible voters.

The present Mayor is Joaquim Manuel Baptista, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8.

Numerous Murtosa residents have immigrated to Newark, New Jersey and other cities in the New York City metropolitan area of the United States. They have formed numerous social clubs and institutions in Newark and the broader region.[3]

Economy

Agriculture, fishing and canned fish preserves industry are the main activities.

Demographics

Population of Murtosa Municipality (1930–2011)
1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2006 2011
13310 12328 9816 9579 9458 9657 9804 10585

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

  • Bunheiro
  • Monte
  • Murtosa
  • Torreira

Cities and towns

There are no cities in Murtosa. There is at least one town, namely Murtosa.

Notable people

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. "Murtosa Twinning - Newark". Murtosa Município. Murtosa Município. Retrieved 15 Sep 2022.
  4. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 80" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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