Alvados
Civil parish
The Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Alvados (2009)
The Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Alvados (2009)
Alvados is located in Portugal
Alvados
Alvados
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°32′57″N 8°46′8″W / 39.54917°N 8.76889°W / 39.54917; -8.76889
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
MunicipalityPorto de Mós
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
 • Total10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total497
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronOur Lady of Consolation

Alvados is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 497, in an area of 10.3 km2.[1] On 28 January 2013 it merged with Alcaria to form Alvados e Alcaria.[2] It's known for its grottoes Grutas de Alvados and Grutas de Santo António (discovered in 1964[3] and 1955[4] respectively).

Population of the
civil parish of
Alvados[5]
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 1,154—    
1878 1,214+5.2%
1890 1,276+5.1%
1900 1,443+13.1%
1911 1,476+2.3%
1920 1,539+4.3%
1930 1,712+11.2%
1940 984−42.5%
1950 843−14.3%
1960 761−9.7%
1970 572−24.8%
1981 567−0.9%
1991 554−2.3%
2001 558+0.7%
2011 497−10.9%

References

  1. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Grutas de Alvados". www.municipio-portodemos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Grutas de Santo António". www.municipio-portodemos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. ↑ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.


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