Ansião

Ansião
The pillory of Ansião, with the administration building of the Junta de Freguesia de Ansião behind.
Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°26′W / 39.917°N 8.433°W / 39.917; -8.433
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentAntónio José Domingues (PS)
Area
 • Total
176.09 km2 (67.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
13,128
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension
May 25
Websitehttp://www.cm-ansiao.pt

Ansião (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃siˈɐ̃w] ) is a municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,128,[1] in an area of 176.09 km².[2]

The present Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alvorge
  • Ansião (parish)
  • Avelar
  • Chão de Couce
  • Pousaflores
  • Santiago da Guarda

International relations

Ansião is twinned with the cities of Erbach in Germany, the Brazilian cities of Santos and São Vicente, and Mosteiros in the Cape Verdian Islands.[4]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 15" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Geminações - Câmara Municipal".