Ovar ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 147.70 km2. It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16,849 inhabitants in 2001) and Esmoriz (11,020 inhabitants in 2001).UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
The present Mayor is Salvador Malheiro, elected by the Portuguese Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is 25 July.
The main beach area is Furadouro, and Ovar is located in the northern point of the Ria de Aveiro (Aveiro Lagoon)
Demographics Population of Ovar Municipality (1801 – 2011) 1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2008 2011 10 822 10 075 25 605 29 970 35 320 45 378 49 659 55 198 57 983 55 398
Cities and towns There are two cities and three towns in the municipality. Esmoriz (city) Ovar (city) Cortegaça (town) São João (town) Válega (town) Maceda (town)
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias): Cortegaça Esmoriz Maceda Ovar, São João, Arada e São Vicente de Pereira Válega
Sport Ovar is home to the football teams Ovarense, who play at the Estádio Marques da Silva, and Florgrade.
Notable people Santa Camarão (1902–1968) a Portuguese boxer who was 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) tall. Luís Filipe Menezes (born 1953) a Portuguese politician. Miguel Bruno (born 1971) a former Portuguese professional footballer with 286 club caps Clarisse Cruz (born 1978) a Portuguese 3000 metres steeplechase runner, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics Edgar Sá (born 1979) a Portuguese retired footballer with 510 club caps Roberto Reis (born 1980) a Portuguese volleyball player
References
External links
Municipality official website Photos from Ovar Ovar popular discussion forum