Saturday 24 October 2020

ÁGUEDA (PORTUGAL)




ÁGUEDA 

GPS: N 40.57088º; W 8.44791º

Águeda is a Portuguese city belonging to the inter-municipal community of the Aveiro Region and the Central Region. With about 14000 inhabitants (2016) it is the fourth largest city in the resident population in the Region of Aveiro, surpassed only by the cities of Aveiro, Ovar and Ílhavo.
It is the seat of the homonymous municipality with 335 km² in area, a maximum altitude of 762 meters, 46,600 inhabitants (2016), and a population density of 139 inhab./km².
Águeda is an important commercial and industrial center, located in an extremely fertile area. The gastronomical and economical region where it is inserted, known as the Bairrada, encompasses many of the local civil parishes and is well known for its vineyards and wine industry, as well as its suckling roasted pig (Leitão Assado à Bairrada).
It has also developed a strong industry, mainly based on the production of motorized and common bicycles and on civil construction. In 2001, 60% of the resident population was employed in the secondary sector, yet between 1991–2001 there has been a 53% increase in those employed in the tertiary sector, while there has been a 78.4% decrease in the secondary sector throughout the municipality.









































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