Aveiro

Aveiro

PT
Population60,058
Aveiro (pronounced [aˈvɐjɾu] ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2021, the population was 80,880, in an area of 197.58 square kilometres (76.29 sq mi): it is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra). Along with the neighbouring city of Ílhavo, Aveiro is part of an urban agglomeration that includes 120,000 inhabitants, making it one of the most important populated regions by density in the North Region, and primary centre of the Intermunicipal Community of Aveiro and Baixo Vouga. Administratively, the president of the municipal government is José Ribau Esteves, elected by coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Social Centre, who governs the ten civil parishes (Portuguese: freguesias).

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Curated experiences in Aveiro

Museu de Aveiro - Santa Joana

Museu de Aveiro - Santa Joana

Aquário dos Bacalhaus

Aquário dos Bacalhaus

Casa Major Pessoa

Casa Major Pessoa

Museu Maritímo de Ílhavo

Museu Maritímo de Ílhavo

Pelourinho de Esgueira

Pelourinho de Esgueira

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