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Urgezes 
Summary
Urgezes, previously known as Santo Estêvão de Urgezes,[1] is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal.[2] The population in 2021 was 5259[3] on an area of 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi).[4][5] The civil parish makes up part of the surroundings of the city center of Guimarães. The parish has a football team named Amigos de Urgezes.
Urgezes | |
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 The church of Urgezes, 2005 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 8°17′49″W / 41.42583°N 8.29694°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Ave |
| District | Braga |
| Municipality | Guimarães |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,517 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
The Dízimo de Urgezes, one of the smaller festivities of the Nicolinas, that traces its origins to 1717, takes place here.[6][7]
Landmarks edit
- Arquinho Factory
- Castanheiro Factory
- Cavalinho Factory
- Gardens of the Vila Flor Palace
- Guimarães Railway Station (new)
- Guimarães Railway Station (old)
- Holy fountain of St. Gualter
- Hotel Fundador
- Hotel Guimarães
- Jordão Theatre
- Minhoto Factory
- Parish Church of Urgezes
- Vila Flor Cultural Centre
- Vila Flor Palace
- Villa comercial centre
Demography edit
2021 census:[8]
The population of Urgezes since 1864 was of:
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| Population Distribution by Age Group[10] | ||||
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| Age group | 0-14 | 15-24 | 25-64 | > 65 |
| 2001 | 871 | 768 | 2838 | 647 |
| 2011 | 721 | 637 | 3035 | 866 |
| 2021 | 727 | 549 | 3063 | 1178 |
References edit
- ^ "História – Junta Freguesia Urgezes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Assemblia Da República" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Urgezes". www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "dgterritorio". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Urgezes". www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "AAELG - Velhos Nicolinos -". www.nicolinos.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Dízimo de Urgezes – Junta Freguesia Urgezes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Censos 2021 - resultados definitivos". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) - https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes
- ^ "Censos 2011". Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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