Ílhavo

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Ílhavo Municipal coat of arms
Subdivisions of Portugal>Location  - Region  - Subregion  - District or A.R.	Centro Baixo Vouga Aveiro
Mayor  - List_of_political_parties_in_Portugal>Party	José Esteves PSD
Area	73.5 km²
Population  - Total  - Density	38,571 534/km²
No. of freguesia>parishes	4
Coordinates	[40º36'N 8º40'W]
Municipal holiday	Easter Monday date varies
Website: http://www.cm-ilhavo.pt

Ílhavo (pron. IPA ['iʎɐvu]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 73.5 km² and a total population of 38,581 inhabitants, and 28,749 electors (2006).

The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in the District of Aveiro.

The present Mayor is José Agostinho Ribau Esteves, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

• Gafanha da Encarnação
• Gafanha da Nazaré
• Gafanha do Carmo
• Ílhavo (São Salvador)

General info

Ílhavo is famed in the region for it's beautiful women ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}. This is due to the oral tradition that it had been founded by Greek colonists about 400 B.C. but, this oral tradition is of uncertain validity.

Vista Alegre, a renowned china and porcelain company is from Ílhavo.

External links

• [Municipality official website]

 

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