Estarreja Municipality

Estarreja Municipality

Estarreja ( or ) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 108.4 km² and a total population of 28,236 inhabitants, and 22,746 electors (2006). The only city in the municipality is Estarreja, which is in the urban parish of Beduido. The city itself has a population of approximately 7,000. It is built along the banks of the Antuã River, near the Ria de Aveiro. Estarreja is an important chemical industry centre, being the place where several industrial faciliies of CUF are located.

The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in the Aveiro District, in the Baixo Vouga subregion, in the Centro Region, Portugal.

Main train stations are Estarreja and Avanca.

The present Mayor is José Eduardo Alves Valente de Matos, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party.

The municipal holiday is June 13.

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