Murtosa
Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Murtosa (Script error: No such module "IPA".), officially Murtosa Town (Template:Langx), 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]
Cities and towns
There are no cities in Murtosa. There is are at least two towns, namely Murtosa and Torreira.
Notable people
- Francisco Maria da Silva (1910—1977) a Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop-Primate of Braga from 1963
References
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- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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