Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality
| Oliveira de Azeméis | |||
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| Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°29′W / 40.833°N 8.483°WCoordinates: 40°50′N 8°29′W / 40.833°N 8.483°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal
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| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Área Metropolitana do Porto | ||
| Metropolitan area | Porto | ||
| District | Aveiro | ||
| Parishes | 12 | ||
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| • President | Hermínio Loureiro (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 161.10 km2 (62.20 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 68,611 | ||
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-oaz.pt | ||
Oliveira de Azeméis (Portuguese pronunciation: [oliˈvejɾɐ ði ɐzɨˈmɛjʃ] or [oliˈvɐjɾɐ ði ɐzɨˈmɐjʃ]) is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.10 km². The city itself has a population of about 20,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located 35 km to the south of Porto. It is less than 20 km far from the Atlantic Ocean. It has connection the following motorways: A1, A29 and A32; and the IC2 expressway. It is served by Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport/Oporto's airport.
The municipality is integrated in Porto Metropolitan Area.
The present Mayor is Hermínio Loureiro, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The municipal holiday is the Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August.
In the centre there is a marian sanctuary of some importance, La-Salette. It was built in order to honor the apparitions of Virgin Mary in the small village of La Salette, Isère, in France. What is very striking about this sanctuary is that it contains the finger of a burglar that tried to steal some precious artifacts (one night a guard shot a burglar with his shotgun and only hit his finger). The finger lies inside an alcohol jar right in front of the chapel.
Local facilities include:
Its most prominent sports club is the U.D.O.União Desportiva Oliveirense which fields teams in football, basketball and ring hockey. One other club is Futebol Clube Pinheirense (FCP), it is a club dedicated mostly to football. They have a kids school in partnership with Benfica.
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