Alijo ( port Alijó ; [ ɐli'ʒɔ ]) is a urban-type settlement in Portugal , the center of the homonymous municipality in the district of Vila Real . According to the old administrative division was part of the province of Traz-montish and Alto Douro . Included in the economic and statistical sub-region of the Douro , which is included in the northern region . The population is 2.8 thousand inhabitants (settlement), 13.7 thousand inhabitants (municipality) for 2006 . Covers an area of 298 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Alizho | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| port. Alijó | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Traz-Montiş and Alto Douro | ||||
| District | Vila real | ||||
| Area | Alizho | ||||
| Internal division | 19 districts | ||||
| Mayor | Jose Qashqarej | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| Based | 1226 | ||||
| Square | 297.6 km² | ||||
| Center height | |||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , in the summer UTC +1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 13,722 [1] people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 46.79 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Alijoense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 5070 | ||||
| cm-alijo.pt | |||||
The patron saint of the village is the Virgin Mary ( port. Maria ). Holiday village - November 11th .
Content
Location
The village is located 24 km east of adm. center of the city of Vila Real .
The municipality borders:
- in the north - the municipality of Vila Poca de Aguiar , Murca
- in the east - the municipality of Carrazeda de Ancians
- in the south - the municipality of São João da Peschqueira
- in the west - the municipality of Sabroz
History
The settlement was founded in 1226 .
Population
| The population of the municipality by year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1996 |
| 2423 | 5454 | 19,919 | 20,452 | 23 511 | 18,846 | 16 327 | 16 300 | 16,000 | 15 810 |
The composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Alizho
- Amieiro
- Karlan
- Casal de Loivos
- Kashtedu
- Kotash
- Favaius
- Pegarinhos
- Pinyan
- Popula
- Ribalonga
- Sanfins do Douro
- Santa Eugenia
- São Mamede de Ribatua
- Vale de Mendish
- Vila shan
- Vila Verde
- Vilar de Masada
- Vilarinho de Cotaş
Notes
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística dados de 2006 .
See also
- Vila Real (District)
- Municipalities of the District of Vila Real
- Districts of Vila Real