Alvados
Alvados | |
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 The Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Alvados (2009) | |
  Alvados Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′57″N 8°46′8″W / 39.54917°N 8.76889°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Municipality | Porto de Mós |
| Disbanded | 28 January 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 497 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Patron | Our Lady of Consolation |
Alvados is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 497, in an area of 10.3 km2.[1] On 28 January 2013 it merged with Alcaria to form Alvados e Alcaria.[2] It's known for its grottoes Grutas de Alvados and Grutas de Santo António (discovered in 1964[3] and 1955[4] respectively).
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References
[edit]- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Grutas de Alvados". www.municipio-portodemos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Grutas de Santo António". www.municipio-portodemos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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