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Urgezes

Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 8°17′49″W / 41.42583°N 8.29694°W / 41.42583; -8.29694
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Urgezes
The church of Urgezes, 2005
The church of Urgezes, 2005
Flag of Urgezes
Coat of arms of Urgezes
Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 8°17′49″W / 41.42583°N 8.29694°W / 41.42583; -8.29694
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Ave
DistrictBraga
MunicipalityGuimarães
Area
 • Total3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,517
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.freg-urgezes.pt

Urgezes, previously known as Santo Estêvão de Urgezes,[1] is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal.[2] The population in 2021 was 5259[3] on an area of 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi).[4][5] The civil parish makes up part of the surroundings of the city center of Guimarães. The parish has a football team named Amigos de Urgezes.

The Dízimo de Urgezes, one of the smaller festivities of the Nicolinas, that traces its origins to 1717, takes place here.[6][7]

Landmarks

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Demography

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2021 census:[8]

The population of Urgezes since 1864 was of:

Population of Urgezes[9]
YearPop.±%
1864 648—    
1878 752+16.0%
1890 811+7.8%
1900 940+15.9%
1911 1,129+20.1%
1920 895−20.7%
1930 1,512+68.9%
1940 1,953+29.2%
YearPop.±%
1950 2,651+35.7%
1960 3,413+28.7%
1970 3,899+14.2%
1981 4,335+11.2%
1991 4,718+8.8%
2001 5,124+8.6%
2011 5,259+2.6%
2021 5,518+4.9%
Population Distribution by Age Group[10]
Age group 0-14 15-24 25-64 > 65
2001 871 768 2838 647
2011 721 637 3035 866
2021 727 549 3063 1178

References

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  1. ^ "História – Junta Freguesia Urgezes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ "Assemblia Da República" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ "Urgezes". www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  4. ^ "dgterritorio". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2023-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Urgezes". www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  6. ^ "AAELG - Velhos Nicolinos -". www.nicolinos.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. ^ "Dízimo de Urgezes – Junta Freguesia Urgezes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  8. ^ "Censos 2021 - resultados definitivos". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) - https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes
  10. ^ "Censos 2011". Retrieved 2022-11-12.