Aveiro District

The Aveiro District (Distrito de Aveiro) is a district of Portugal, who belongs to the traditional province of Beira Litoral, except some circles, which are among the Douro Litoral. The district is bordered to the north by the district of Porto, in the east of Viseu and Coimbra to the south; to the west lies the Atlantic Ocean. The area of ​​the district comprises 2808 km ², which is populated by 713 578 people. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro. License plate for trailers: AV.

Subdivisions

The District of Aveiro includes the following 19 counties:

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

The District of Aveiro lies partly in the Região Norte and partly in the Centro Region. The circles are located in the Entre Douro e Vouga sub-regions, Castelo de Paiva and Tamego and Espinho, which is counted to Grande Porto. All other circles belong to Centro, which are among Baixo Vouga:

  • Região Norte Entre Douro e Vouga Arouca
  • Oliveira de Azeméis
  • Santa Maria da Feira
  • São João da Madeira
  • Vale de Cambra
  • Espinho
  • Castelo de Paiva
  • Baixo Vouga Águeda
  • Albergaria- a-Velha
  • Anadia
  • Aveiro
  • Estarreja
  • Ílhavo
  • Mealhada
  • Murtosa
  • Oliveira do Bairro
  • Ovary
  • Sever do Vouga
  • Vagos

Physical Geography

The District of Aveiro lies mostly at an altitude of less than 100 meters. It includes a fully about 40 km wide coastal plain, which lies to the south of the district. The main rivers are Vouga, Cértima, Alfusqueiro, Agueda and Antuão. The north and east, the surface is hilly to mountainous. The coast consists of lagoons and Costa Nova is called, with a belt of dunes separates the sea from the quiet waters of the Ria de Aveiro.

Attractions

  • Anta de Cerqueira

Aveiro | Beja | Braga | Bragança | Castelo Branco | Coimbra | Evora | Faro | Guarda | Leiria | Lisbon | Port Alegre | Porto | Santarém | Setubal | Viana do Castelo | Vila Real | Viseu

  • Portuguese district
Administrative divisions of Portugal Beira Litoral Province Douro Litoral Province Porto District Viseu District Coimbra District Aveiro (Portugal) Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality Anadia, Portugal Arouca Municipality Espinho, Portugal Estarreja Municipality Murtosa Municipality Oliveira do Bairro Municipality Ovar Municipality Santa Maria da Feira Municipality Sever do Vouga Municipality Vagos Municipality Entre Douro e Vouga Subregion Grande Porto Subregion Baixo Vouga Subregion Vouga River Aveiro Lagoon Districts of Portugal Beja District Braga District Castelo Branco District Faro District Guarda District Leiria District Lisbon District Portalegre District Viana do Castelo District Vila Real District
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