Estarreja ( pronounced [(i)ʃtɐˈʁɐjʒɐ] , [(i)ʃtɐˈʁe(j)ʒɐ] or [(i)ʃtɐˈʁɛʒɐ] ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 26,997, in an area of 108.17 km. It had 22,746 eligible voters in 2006. The only city in the municipality is Estarreja, which is in the urban parish of Beduido. The city itself has a population of approximately 7,000. It is built along the banks of the Antuã River , near the Ria de Aveiro . Estarreja is an important chemical industry centre, being the place where several industrial facilities of CUF are located.
3-707: The municipality is part of the Aveiro District , in the Baixo Vouga subregion, in the Centro Region , Portugal. Main train stations are Estarreja and Avanca. The present Mayor is Diamantino Sabina, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party . The municipal holiday is 13 June, the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua . In 1926 a portion of territory with about 13 000 inhabitants
6-464: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aveiro District Aveiro District ( Portuguese : Distrito de Aveiro , pronounced [aˈvɐjɾu] ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal . The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro , which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality . Aveiro District is bordered by the Porto District to
9-473: Was taken away from Estarreja municipality to become the municipality of Murtosa . Hence the population drop from 1900 to 1930. Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes ( freguesias ): António Egas Moniz (1874–1955), the famous Portuguese doctor was born in Avanca , Estarreja. He was the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize in 1949. This Aveiro location article
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