Aves (Santo Tirso)

Civil parish in Norte, Portugal

Aves

Civil parish

Coat of arms

Aves

Location in Portugal

Coordinates: 41°21′50″N 8°24′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.364°N 8.407°W﻿ / 41.364; -8.407
Country|  Portugal
Region| Norte
Metropolitan area| Porto
District| Porto
Municipality| Santo Tirso
Area

• Total

| 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 8,458
• Density| 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website| http://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

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

## References

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1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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Parishes of Santo Tirso municipality

* Agrela
* Água Longa
* Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira
* Aves
* Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave
* Lamelas e Guimarei
* Monte Córdova
* Rebordões
* Reguenga
* Roriz
* Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães
* São Tomé de Negrelos
* Vila Nova do Campo
* Vilarinho

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