Lozada ( port. Lousada ; [ lo (ou) 'zadɐ ]) is an urban-type village in Portugal , the center of the eponymous municipality in the Porto district. According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Douro-Litoral . Included in the economic and statistical subregion of Tamega , which is part of the Northern region . The population is 7.8 thousand inhabitants (village), 47.1 thousand inhabitants (municipality) for 2006 . It covers an area of 94.89 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Losada | |||||
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| port. Lousada | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Douro Litoral | ||||
| County | Porto | ||||
| Area | Losada | ||||
| Internal division | 25 districts | ||||
| The mayor | Georges Magagliash | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1514 | ||||
| Square | 94.89 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 47 130 [1] people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 488 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Lousadense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 4620 Lousada | ||||
| cm-lousada.pt | |||||
The patron saint of the village is Jesus Christ ( port. Jesus ).
Content
Location
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The city is located 35 km northeast of adm. Porto city center district.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - Wizela municipality
- in the northeast - the municipality of Felgeiras
- in the east - the municipality of Amarante
- in the south - Penafiel municipality
- in the southwest - the municipality of Paredes
- in the west - the municipality of Pasus de Ferreira , Santo Tirsu
History
The city was founded in 1514 .
Population
| The population of the municipality by years (1801-2004) | ||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 4412 | 10 550 | 16 539 | 19,436 | 27 947 | 37 904 | 42 502 | 44,712 | 46 322 |
Composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
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Notes
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística dados de 2006 .
See also
- Porto (Borough)
- Porto County Municipalities
- Porto County Districts