Sever do Vouga () is a town and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
District of Aveiro
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Aveiro District is bordered by the Po ...
in Portugal The population in 2011 was 12,356,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 129.88 km2.[Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
/ref> It had 11,734 eligible voters (2013). The municipality is a center of metalworking
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industry.
The municipality is included in the Região de Aveiro
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.
The present Mayor is António José Martins Coutinho, elected by the Socialist Party
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.
The municipal holiday is the September 21.
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):Sever do Vouga
Sever do Vouga () is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal The population in 2011 was 12,356, in an area of 129.88 km2. It had 11,734 eligible voters (2013). The municipality is a center of metalworking industry.
T ...
* Silva Escura e Dornelas
* Talhadas
Famous people
* Martin Silva (born 1952 in Sever do Vouga) politician and radio personality in Toronto, Ontario
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, Canada
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.
* Luísa Beirão (born 1977 in Sever do Vouga) a Portuguese model.
References
External links
Municipality official websiteSever do Vouga's Philharmonic BandPhotos from Sever do Vouga
Municipalities of Aveiro District
Towns in Portugal
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