Vouzela (Portuguese pronunciation: [voˈzɛlɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,564,[1] in an area of 193.69 km2.[2]
The present mayor is Rui Ladeira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 14.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alcofra
- Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
- Campia
- Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas
- Fornelo do Monte
- Queirã
- São Miguel do Mato
- Ventosa
- Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues
Notable people
- Giles of Santarém (c.1185–1265) a Portuguese-Dominican scholar.[4]
- João Ramalho (1493–1582) a Portuguese explorer and adventurer.
- Simão Rodrigues (1510–1579) a Portuguese-Jesuit priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus.
- Paulo Alexandre (1931–2024) a Portuguese singer.[5]
- Luís Miguel Silva Tavares (born 1974) known as Luís Vouzela, a retired footballer with 510 club caps
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 142-143" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Ott, Michael (1909). . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 06.
- ^ Paulo Alexandre, IMDb Database retrieved 24 August 2021.
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