Oliveira do Bairro () is a town and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Aveiro
Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality.
Aveiro District is bordered by the Po ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,729,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 335.27 km2. It had 16,994 eligible voters in 2006. The town itself had a population of 3,077 in 2001.
The municipality is in the Bairrada area. The present Mayor is Duarte Novo. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day
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.
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):
* Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa
* Oiã
* Oliveira do Bairro
* Palhaça
Cultural institutions
* União Filarmónica do Troviscal União Filarmónica do Troviscal is a non-profit society and granted with the title of “Institution of Public Merit” engaging the music's practice and teaching with headquarters in Troviscal (Oliveira do Bairro), Portugal.
History
''Banda ...
, Troviscal - Aveiro, conducted by André Granjo
Twinning cities
Oliveira do Bairro is twinned with two cities:
: Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.
History
Por ...
, Angola and
: Lamballe
Lamballe (; ; Gallo: ''Lanball'') is a town and a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor.
It lies on the river Gouessant east-s ...
, France
Notable people
* Ilda Figueiredo
Maria Ilda da Costa Figueiredo (born 30 October 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Portuguese Communist Party, part of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left gro ...
(born 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro) a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Portuguese Communist Party
* João Tomás
João Henrique Pataco Tomás (born 27 May 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
He represented mostly Braga (three seasons) and Rio Ave (four) during his 19-year senior career. In his only full season ...
(born 1975) a Portuguese retired footballer with 378 club caps and 4 for Portugal
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References
External links
Town Hall official website
Municipalities of Aveiro District
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