Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande
Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande is located in Portugal
Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande
Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°59′13″N 8°29′02″W / 40.987°N 8.484°W / 40.987; -8.484
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictAveiro
MunicipalitySanta Maria da Feira
Area
  Total23.58 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,860
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Lobão, Gião, Louredo and Guisande.[1] The population in 2011 was 9,860,[2] in an area of 23.58 km2.[3]

The toponym of the name is a personal name, it was named in 906 with Lupon and in 967 as Lubon. It is derived from Lupu and with a suffix -one It exists on a document in the year 1055 which mentioned a settlement as Lopone.

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 106-107" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine


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