Ansião

Ansião
The pillory of Ansião, with the administration building of the Junta de Freguesia de Ansião behind.
The pillory of Ansião, with the administration building of the Junta de Freguesia de Ansião behind.
Flag of Ansião
Coat of arms of Ansião
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
 • Total176.09 km2 (67.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,128
 • 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[when?] Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

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

International relations

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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

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  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".
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