Belazaima do Chão

Belazaima do Chão
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Belazaima do Chão Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°31′58″N 8°21′53″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Aveiro
District	Aveiro
Municipality	Águeda
Area
• Total	19.8 km^2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	599
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Belazaima do Chão was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 19.8 km^2 and in 2011 had a population of 599.[1]

History

In 2013 it was merged with Castanheira do Vouga and with Agadão to form the new freguesia of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão.[2]

Places

• Alvarim
• Belazaima do Chão
• Belazaima-a-Velha
• Cepos
• Corça
• Feridouro
• Póvoa de S. Domingos
• Póvoa de Vale do Trigo

Demography

• 
  Population from 1864 to 2011
• 
  Variation of population from 1864 to 2011

Politics

Elections

In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 579 registered voters, with 454 (78.41%) voting and 125 (21.59%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 365 votes (80.40%), electing six members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 70 votes (15.42%), electing one member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 572 registered voters.[1]

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Belazaima do Chão[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] The Igreja Matriz de Belazaima do Chão was finished in 1748 and is classified as a Monument of Public Interest.[6]

References

1. "Freguesia de Belazaima do Chão". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Belazaima do Chao". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "Paróquia de Belazaima do Chão". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
5. "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
6. "Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de Belazaima do Chão". igespar.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 9 February 2014.