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Murtosa Municipality

Murtosa
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°38′W / 40.733°N 8.633°W / 40.733; -8.633Coordinates: 40°44′N 8°38′W / 40.733°N 8.633°W / 40.733; -8.633
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Baixo Vouga
Intermunic. comm. Região de Aveiro
District Aveiro
Parishes 4
Government
 • President Eng. Joaquim Manuel Baptista (PSD)
Area
 • Total 73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,585
 • Density 140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-murtosa.pt

Murtosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [muɾˈtɔzɐ]) is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,585, in an area of 73.09 km². It had 8,282 eligible voters.

The present Mayor is Joaquim Manuel Baptista, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8.

Agriculture, fishing and canned fish preserves industry are the main activities.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):

There are no cities in Murtosa. There is at least one town, namely Murtosa.


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