Type: | municipality |
Official Name: | Alvaiázere |
Flag Border: | no |
Coordinates: | 39.8167°N -31°W |
Region: | Centro |
Cim: | Região de Leiria |
District: | Leiria |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Name: | Paulo Delgado Morgado |
Area Total Km2: | 160.48 |
Population Total: | 7,287 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Parishes: | 5 |
Holiday: | June 13 |
Alvaiázere (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,287,[1] in an area of 160.48 km2.[2]
The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Ansião (to the north), Figueiró dos Vinhos (to the northeast and east), Ferreira do Zêzere (to the southeast), Ourém (to the southwest) and Pombal (to the west). The present Mayor is Paulo Delgado Morgado, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is on June 13.
The name of Alvaiázere originates from the Arabic word (Arabic: البياز, 'the falconer'), and thus means 'lands of the falconer'. Manuel Vieira da Silva Borges e Abreu, 1st Baron of Alvaiázere was the main physician of King John VI of Portugal.
Population of the municipality of Alvaiázere (1801–2011) | ||||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 | |
3477 | 6426 | 11936 | 12870 | 13583 | 10510 | 9306 | 8438 | 8112 | 7287 |
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]