Ansião () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Leiria District
The District of Leiria ( ) is a district located between the Oeste e Vale do Tejo and Centro regions of Portugal, and divided between the traditional provinces of Beira Litoral and Estremadura. It borders on the north with district of Coimbra, ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,128,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
in an area of 176.09 km².
The present Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the
Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
. The municipal holiday is
Ascension Day
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.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''
freguesias''):
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Alvorge
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Ansião (parish)
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Avelar
Avelar is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião, Portugal. It was a '' vila'' during two occasions: for the first time from November 12, 1514 through December 31, 1836; and for the second time from June 21, 1995 to the present day.
Ety ...
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Chão de Couce
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Pousaflores
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Santiago da Guarda
International relations
Ansião is twinned with the cities of
Erbach in Germany, the Brazilian cities of
Santos and
São Vicente, and
Mosteiros in the Cape Verdian Islands.
References
External links
Municipality official website
Towns in Portugal
Populated places in Leiria District
Municipalities of Leiria District
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