Ansião

Ansião

Ansião

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

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]

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The present[when?] 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. [1]
    Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. [3]
    Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 15" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    https://www.cm-ansiao.pt/PT/municipes-camara-municipal/geminacoes
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