Angeja
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Basic data | ||||||
Region: | Centro | |||||
Subregion: | Região de Aveiro | |||||
District: | Aveiro | |||||
Concelho: | Albergaria-a-Velha | |||||
Coordinates: | 40° 41′ N, 8° 33′ W | |||||
Residents: | 2073 (as of June 30, 2011)[1] | |||||
Area: | 21.25 km² ( as of 1 January 2010)[2] | |||||
Population Density: | 98 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Zip code: | 3850- 443 | |||||
Politics | ||||||
Mayor: | António Nunes de Almeida (PSD) | |||||
Local government address: | Junta de Freguesia de Angeja Praça da República 3850- 443 Angeja |
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Website: | www.jf-angeja.pt |
Angeja is a municipality(freguesia) in the district(concelho) of Albergaria-a-Velha. It has an area of 21.3 km² and has 2073 inhabitants (as of 30 June 2011)[1].
![]() The Shame Pole by Angeja |
History
The town has been documented since the 12th century. In 1514, Angeja was granted town rights(Foral) by King Manuel I. Until 1855, Angeja was the seat of an independent county(Concelho), to belong to Albergaria-a-Velha since then.
On 20 June 1991, Angeja was elevated to the status of a small town (vila).[3]
Population development
Population of Angeja | |||||||
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1801 | 2001 | 2011 | |||||
1 740 | 2 320 | 2 048 |
Web links
- Official website
- Map of the Freguesia Angeja at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
Individual references
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt – Indicator Resident population by Place of residence and Sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code allocations of freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia), retrieved 1 February 2013
Categories
- Place in the Região Centro
- Vila in Portugal
- Freguesia in Portugal
- Albergaria-a-Velha