Aves (Santo Tirso)

Civil parish in Norte, Portugal
Coat of arms of Aves
Coat of arms
41°21′50″N 8°24′25″W / 41.364°N 8.407°W / 41.364; -8.407Country PortugalRegionNorteMetropolitan areaPortoDistrictPortoMunicipalitySanto TirsoArea
 • Total6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi)Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,458 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitehttp://www.jf-viladasaves.pt/

Aves is an industrial town and civil parish (freguesia) in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,458,[1] in an area of 6.16 km2.[2] It is located in the municipality of Santo Tirso, 6 km to the northeast of the municipality seat, the city of Santo Tirso proper, bordering the parish of Lordelo in the municipality of Guimarães. Aves is nowadays, after Santo Tirso itself, the most important town in the municipality of Santo Tirso.

Sports

The local football team of Clube Desportivo das Aves was promoted to the Portuguese Liga in 2006 and 2017.

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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Parishes of Santo Tirso municipality