| Figueiró dos Vinhos | |
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| Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′N 8°16′W / 39.900°N 8.267°W / 39.900; -8.267 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | Jorge Abreu (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173.44 km (66.97 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,281 |
| • Density | 30/km (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | John the Baptist June 6 |
| Website | http://www.cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt |
Figueiró dos Vinhos (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiɣɐjˈɾɔ ðuʒ ˈviɲuʃ] ) is a city in Leiria District - Portugal. The population in 2021 was 5,281 , in an area of 173.44 km².
Demographics
| Population of Figueiró dos Vinhos Municipality (1801–2011) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
| 2430 | 5068 | 9702 | 10699 | 11545 | 8754 | 8012 | 7352 | 7080 | 6169 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Aguda
- Arega
- Campelo
- Figueiró dos Vinhos e Bairradas
Notable people
- Maria Benedita Mouzinho de Albuquerque de Faria Pinho (1865-1939) a Portuguese writer, translator, teacher, propagandist, republican activist and feminist activist.
- José Simões de Almeida (1880–1950) a Portuguese naturalist sculptor.
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 51" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links
| Municipalities of Leiria District | |
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