Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Lobão, Gião, Louredo and Guisande.[1] The population in 2011 was 9,860,[2] in an area of 23.58 km2.[3]
Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande | |
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  Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′13″N 8°29′02″W / 40.987°N 8.484°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Santa Maria da Feira |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.58 km2 (9.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,860 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
The toponym of the name is a personal name, it was named in 906 with Lupon and in 967 as Lubon. It is derived from Lupu and with a suffix -one It exists on a document in the year 1055 which mentioned a settlement as Lopone.
References edit
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 106-107" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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