Ovar

For the Slovak village and municipality with Hungarian name Óvár, see Olováry.

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

Ovar

Municipality

Ovar Matriz Church.

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Coordinates: 40°52′N 8°38′W﻿ / ﻿40.867°N 8.633°W﻿ / 40.867; -8.633
Country|  Portugal
Region| Centro
Intermunic. comm.| Região de Aveiro
District| Aveiro
Parishes| 5
Government

• President| Salvador Malheiro (PSD)
Area

• Total

| 23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 55,398
• Density| 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday| Saint Christopher
July 25
Website| http://www.cm-ovar.pt

Ovar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔˈvaɾ] ⓘ or [oˈvaɾ]) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398,[1] in an area of 147.70 km2.[2] It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16,849 inhabitants in 2001) and Esmoriz (11,020 inhabitants in 2001).[3]

The present Mayor is Salvador Malheiro, elected by the Portuguese Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 25.

The main beach area is Furadouro, and Ovar is located in the northern point of the Ria de Aveiro (Aveiro Lagoon)

## Demographics

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Population of Ovar Municipality (1801 – 2011)

1801  | 1849  | 1900  | 1930  | 1960  | 1981  | 1991  | 2001  | 2008  | 2011
10 822  | 10 075  | 25 605  | 29 970  | 35 320  | 45 378  | 49 659  | 55 198  | 57 983  | 55 398

## Cities and towns

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There are two cities and three towns in the municipality.

* Esmoriz (city)
* Ovar (city)
* Cortegaça (town)
* São João (town)
* Válega (town)

## Parishes

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Parish church, Santa Maria de Válega, in Válega

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

* Cortegaça
* Esmoriz
* Maceda
* Ovar, São João, Arada e São Vicente de Pereira
* Válega

## Sport

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Ovar is home to the football teams Ovarense, who play at the Estádio Marques da Silva, and Florgrade.

## Notable people

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* Santa Camarão (1902–1968) a Portuguese boxer who was 2.02 m (6 ft 8ins) tall.
* Luís Filipe Menezes (born 1953) a Portuguese politician.
* Miguel Bruno (born 1971) a former Portuguese professional footballer with 286 club caps
* Clarisse Cruz (born 1978) a Portuguese 3000 metres steeplechase runner, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
* Edgar Sá (born 1979) a Portuguese retired footballer with 510 club caps
* Roberto Reis (born 1980) a Portuguese volleyball player

## References

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1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
4. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 87" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

## External links

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* Portugal portal

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ovar.

* Municipality official website
* Photos from Ovar
* Ovar popular discussion forum

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Municipalities of Aveiro District

* Águeda
* Albergaria-a-Velha
* Anadia
* Arouca
* Aveiro
* Castelo de Paiva
* Espinho
* Estarreja
* Ílhavo
* Mealhada
* Murtosa
* Oliveira de Azeméis
* Oliveira do Bairro
* Ovar
* Santa Maria da Feira
* São João da Madeira
* Sever do Vouga
* Vagos
* Vale de Cambra

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