Ansião
Ansião | |
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 The pillory of Ansião, with the administration building of the Junta de Freguesia de Ansião behind. | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Ansião | |
  Ansião Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°26′W / 39.917°N 8.433°W | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Government | |
| • President | Jorge Humberto Fernandes Cancelinha[1] (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 176.09 km2 (67.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,128 |
| • Density | 74.553/km2 (193.09/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Ascension May 25 |
| Website | http://www.cm-ansiao.pt |
Ansião (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃siˈɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a Portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 13,128,[2] in an area of 176.09 km2 (67.99 sq mi).[3]
It comprises the freguesias of Alvorge, Ansião, Avelar, Chão de Couce, Lagarteira, Pousaflores, Santiago da Guarda and Torre de Vale de Todos.[4]
As of 2026, the mayor is Jorge Humberto Fernandes Cancelinha, elected by the Social Democratic Party.[1] The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
References
- 1 2 "Jorge Humberto Fernandes Cancelinha - Presidente da Câmara" (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Ansião. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ https://www.cm-ansiao.pt/concelho