Ansião | |
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Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°26′W / 39.917°N 8.433°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
District | Leiria |
Parishes | 6 |
Government | |
• President | António José Domingues ( PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 176.09 km2 (67.99 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,128 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/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 municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,128, [1] in an area of 176.09 km². [2]
The present[ when?] Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes ( freguesias): [3]
Ansião is twinned with the cities of Erbach in Germany, the Brazilian cities of Santos and São Vicente, and Mosteiros in the Cape Verdian Islands. [4]