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A Ver-o-Mar, Aver-o-Mar or Averomar is an urban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is a former civil parish currently located in União das Freguesias de Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso, of which it is its seat. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 8,675 inhabitants and a total area of 5.21 km
2. A 2012 law merged the parish with neighbouring
Amorim and
Terroso
Terroso is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It forms part of the civil parish of Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 2,472 in ...
, becoming the northern parish of the city of Póvoa de Varzim.
History
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A Ver-o-Mar was once a fishing-farmer village in the north of the city of Póvoa de Varzim and became an independent parish from Amorim in 1922.
It has been part of the urban area of the city of Póvoa de Varzim since the 1995 city limits expansion and gained town status on July 1, 2003. In January 2006 the national government approved and recognized the extension of the city of Póvoa de Varzim to this and three other parishes.
Geography
Cape Santo André
Cape Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew) is a cape located in the Northern coast of continental Portugal, in Santo André, municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. It is the tip of Póvoa de Varzim's cuspate foreland.
It is probably the old Ro ...
is located in the north of the parish. The Esteiro River divides the parish in two parts: north and south. The south of Aver-o-Mar is grouped with the north of
Bairro Norte and is known as
Agro-Velho
Agro-Velho, historically and popularly known as Nova Póvoa, is one of the eleven officially designated districts located in the Portugal, Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. It is a beach resort district located around Lagoa Beach, Lagoa Cove.
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and is an urban and beach resort district. On the other hand,
Santo André
Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to:
People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwad ...
(today considered the extreme north of the city) in the north shoreline of the parish has retained its old fishing character related with Bairro Sul (in the extreme south). The centre of Aver-o-Mar is located around Nossa Senhora das Neves Avenue.
Hamlets
The parish has 18 hamlets: Agro-Velho, Aldeia Nova, Boucinha, Caramuja, Fontes Novas, Fragosa, Mourincheira, Paço, Paranho, Paranho de Areia, Palmeiro, Perlinha, Finisterra, Paralheira, Refojos, Sencadas, Santo André, and Sesins.
City districts
The parish of Aver-o-Mar contains three of the eleven city districts:
*A Ver-o-Mar
*
Agro-Velho
Agro-Velho, historically and popularly known as Nova Póvoa, is one of the eleven officially designated districts located in the Portugal, Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. It is a beach resort district located around Lagoa Beach, Lagoa Cove.
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(north part)
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Parque da Cidade (west part)
References
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Former civil parishes of Póvoa de Varzim
Neighbourhoods of Póvoa de Varzim