Souselas

Souselas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,092, in an area of 14.94 km2.[1] On 28 January 2013 it merged with Botão to form Souselas e Botão.[2] It has the largest of three Cimpor factories in Portugal (the other ones being located in Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz and Loulé).

Population of the
civil parish of
Souselas[3]
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 1,000—    
1878 1,246+24.6%
1890 1,276+2.4%
1900 1,247−2.3%
1911 1,421+14.0%
1920 1,351−4.9%
1930 1,564+15.8%
1940 1,770+13.2%
1950 2,004+13.2%
1960 2,221+10.8%
1970 2,412+8.6%
1981 3,058+26.8%
1991 3,159+3.3%
2001 3,146−0.4%
2011 3,092−1.7%
Souselas
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Souselas
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°17′12″N 8°25′30″W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
MunicipalityCoimbra
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
 • Total14.94 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,092
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronJames the Great

References
  1. "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
  3. "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.


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