Esposende (pron. IPA: /(ɨ)ʃpɔzẽð(ɨ)/) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 95.4 km² and a total population of 34,625 inhabitants. Image File history File links EPS1. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Districts There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal: note: Territorial division in Portugal is currently in flux, because of planned decentralization. ... Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... The District of Braga is located in the Northwest of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Braga. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... // The 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions of Portugal subdivided into their municipalities Portugal is divided into 18 districts (Portuguese: distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (Portuguese: regiões autónomas), Azores and Madeira, that are further sub-divided into 308 municipalities (Portuguese: municÃpios or concelhos). ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
The municipality is composed of 15 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga. The District of Braga is located in the Northwest of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Braga. ...
The present Mayor is Fernando Couto Cepa, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ...
The municipal holiday is July 19. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
Esposende, o único concelho do distrito de Braga banhado pelo mar, possui algumas das mais belas praias da Costa Verde, numa longa extensão de 18 quilómetros de areal integrada na Área de Paisagem Protegida do Litoral de Esposende.
Igualmente rodeada de matas de pinheiros, a vila de Esposende, situada na paisagem idílica da foz do rio Cávado, possui algumas bonitas casas antigas, praças arejadas e igrejas interessantes, como a da Misericórdia (século XVI) e a do Bom Jesus, e as ruínas do Castelo de São João Baptista, dos séculos XVII e XVIII.
O artesanato tradicional de Esposende é variado, incluindo a cestaria de Forjães, as mantas de farrapos de Vila Chã, a cantaria de Belinho e Marinhais ou as trabalhos em conchas de Fão, entre muitos outros produtos típicos.
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