Aveiro District

District of Aveiro
District
Flag of District of Aveiro
Flag
Coat of arms of District of Aveiro
Coat of arms
Location of District of Aveiro
CountryPortugal
RegionCentro and Norte
Historical provinceBeira Litoral
and Douro Litoral
No. of municipalities19
No. of parishes147
CapitalAveiro
Area
 • Total2,808 km2 (1,084 sq mi)
Population
 • Total713,578
 • Density250/km2 (600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code
PT-01
No. of parliamentary representatives16

Aveiro District (Portuguese: Distrito de Aveiro, pronounced [aˈvɐjɾu] ⓘ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality.

Aveiro District is bordered by the Porto District to the north, the Viseu District to the east, the Coimbra District to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

The 19 municipalities of Aveiro District are split between Norte Region (Metropolitan Area of Porto subregion) and Centro Region (Região de Aveiro subregion).

Municipalities

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The district is composed of 19 municipalities:

CoA Name Area (km2) Pop. Pop/Area (1/km2) No P. No C./No T. Subregion
Águeda 335.3 47,729 148 20 1/? Baixo Vouga
Albergaria-a-Velha 155.4 25,497 164 8 0/? Baixo Vouga
Anadia 216.6 31,671 146 15 1/? Baixo Vouga
Arouca 329.1 24,019 73 20 0/? Metropolitan Area of Porto
Aveiro 199.9 73,626 368 14 1/? Baixo Vouga
Castelo de Paiva 115.0 17,089 149 9 0/2 Tâmega
Espinho 21.1 31,703 1,503 5 1/1 Metropolitan Area of Porto
Estarreja 108.4 28,279 261 7 1/3 Baixo Vouga
Ílhavo 73.5 39,247 534 4 2/? Baixo Vouga
Mealhada 110.7 20,496 194 8 1/? Baixo Vouga
Murtosa 73.3 9,657 132 4 0/1 Baixo Vouga
Oliveira de Azeméis 163.5 71,243 436 19 1/9 Metropolitan Area of Porto
Oliveira do Bairro 87.3 22,365 256 6 1/? Baixo Vouga
Ovar 147.4 56,715 385 8 2/3 Baixo Vouga
Santa Maria da Feira 215.1 142,295 662 31 3/13 Metropolitan Area of Porto
São João da Madeira 7.9 21,538 2,726 1 1/0 Metropolitan Area of Porto
Sever do Vouga 129.6 12,940 100 9 0/? Baixo Vouga
Vagos 169.9 23,205 137 11 0/2 Baixo Vouga
Vale de Cambra 146.5 22,864 169 9 1/? Metropolitan Area of Porto

All 19 municipalities is divided into 147 freguesias or parishes.

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022

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Main article: Aveiro constituency
Summary of election results from Aveiro district, 1976-2022
Parties % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S
1976 1979 1980 1983 1985 1987 1991 1995 1999 2002 2005 2009 2011 2015 2019 2022
PS 30.8 5 28.4 5 27.1 4 36.6 6 23.0 4 22.9 4 27.8 4 40.2 6 40.2 7 33.5 5 41.1 8 33.8 6 25.9 5 27.9 5 34.3 7 39.5 8
PSD 35.2 6 In AD 34.8 6 38.4 6 60.2 11 58.6 9 41.2 6 38.3 6 46.4 8 35.7 6 34.6 7 44.5 8 In PàF 33.6 6 35.7 7
CDS-PP 22.5 4 16.4 2 13.5 2 5.3 6.1 1 12.6 2 13.6 2 12.9 2 9.8 1 13.0 2 12.9 2 5.7 1 2.5
PCP/APU/CDU 3.7 7.9 1 6.8 1 7.0 1 6.5 1 4.2 2.8 2.7 3.5 2.6 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.4 3.1 1.8
AD 56.7 9 58.8 10
PRD 13.3 2 2.7 0.3
BE 1.3 1.8 5.1 9.0 1 5.0 1 9.6 1 10.0 2 4.6
PàF 48.1 10
CHEGA 0.7 5.6 1
Total seats 15 14 15 16
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
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40°38′28″N 8°39′14″W / 40.64111°N 8.65389°W / 40.64111; -8.65389

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