Vozela ( port. Vouzela ; [ vo (ou) 'zɛlɐ ]) is an urban-type village in Portugal , the center of the municipality of the same name in the district of Viseu . It is part of a large metropolitan area Big Viseu . According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Beira Alta . Included in the economic and statistical subregion of Dan Lafoynes , which is part of the Central region . The population is 1.5 thousand inhabitants (village), 11.9 thousand inhabitants (municipality) in 2001 . It covers an area of 191.65 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Started | |||||
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| port. Vouzela | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Beira Alta | ||||
| County | Viseu | ||||
| Area | Started | ||||
| Internal division | 12 districts | ||||
| The mayor | Telmu Antunes | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1836 | ||||
| Square | 191.65 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 11 916 people ( 2001 ) | ||||
| Density | 62 people / km² | ||||
| Agglomeration | Greater Viseu | ||||
| Katoykonim | Vouzelense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 3670 | ||||
| cm-vouzela.pt | |||||
The patron saint of the village is St. Frey-Gil ( port. São Frei Gil ). City festival - May 14 .
Content
Location
The village is located 18 km west of adm. Viseu County Center.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - the municipality of São Pedro do Sul
- in the east - Viseu municipality
- in the south - the municipality of Tondela , Oliveira de Frades
- in the southwest - municipality of Ageda
- in the northwest - the municipality of Oliveira de Frades
History
The city was founded in 1836 .
Population
| Municipality population by years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 7372 | 14 168 | 15 164 | 15 641 | 13,407 | 12,477 | 11 916 | 11 807 |
Composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Alcofra
- Cambra
- Campaign
- Carvalhal de Vermillas
- Fataunsush
- Figueiredo Dash Donash
- Fornelo do Monte
- Pasos de Villarigues
- Keiran
- São Miguel do Mato
- Ventosa
- Started
See also
- Viseu (Borough)
- Viseu County Municipalities
- Viseu County Districts