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Resende, Portugal 
Summary
Resende (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɛˈzẽdɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,364,[1] in an area of 123.35 km2.[2]
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| Coordinates: 41°06′N 7°57′W / 41.100°N 7.950°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Viseu |
| Parishes | 11 |
| Government | |
| • President | Manuel Garcez Trindade (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.35 km2 (47.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,364 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-resende.pt |
The present mayor is Manuel Garcez Trindade, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.
Demographics edit
| Population of Resende Municipality (1801 – 2004) | ||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 4128 | 3506 | 19334 | 21894 | 20226 | 15356 | 13675 | 12370 | 11364 |
Parishes edit
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Anreade e São Romão de Aregos
- Barrô
- Cárquere
- Felgueiras e Feirão
- Freigil e Miomães
- Ovadas e Panchorra
- Paus
- Resende
- São Cipriano
- São João de Fontoura
- São Martinho de Mouros
Famous people edit
- Edgar Cardoso (1913 in Resende – 2000 in Porto) a noted civil engineer and university professor.
References edit
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 102-103" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links edit
- Municipality official website
- Photos from Resende
- Felgueiras (Resende) website
- Resende News