Alvelos
Civil parish in Norte, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alvelos is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 2,145,[1] in an area of 3.38 km².[2]
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Alvelos | |
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Coordinates: 41.529°N 8.622°W / 41.529; -8.622 | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Cávado |
District | Braga |
Municipality | Barcelos |
Area | |
• Total | 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,145 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | http://www.alvelos.maisbarcelos.pt/ |
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People are active in a number of sport and cultural associations. The Associação Recreativa Aguias Futebol Clube de Alvelos, founded on February 5, 1961, and the youth association, Mais Juventude, founded in 2005, are the associations with the most activity in the region.
The majority of the population is Roman Catholic and the religion still has an important role on people's daily life.