São Pedro do Sul, Portugal

São Pedro do Sul
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°45′N 8°04′W / 40.750°N 8.067°W / 40.750; -8.067Coordinates: 40°45′N 8°04′W / 40.750°N 8.067°W / 40.750; -8.067
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Dão-Lafões
Intermunic. comm. Viseu Dão Lafões
District Viseu
Parishes 14
Government
  President António Figueiredo (PSD)
Area
  Total 348.95 km2 (134.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 16,851
  Density 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-spsul.pt

São Pedro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈpeðɾu ðu ˈsuɫ]) is a municipality in the Central Portuguese district of Viseu. Part of the subregion of Dão-Lafões, the municipality has a population of 16,851 inhabitants and includes 14 civil parishes. The seat of this municipality is the city of São Pedro do Sul, with a population of 3,500 inhabitants.

History

The municipality was created in 1836 when the municipality of Lafões was divided, forming São Pedro do Sul and Vouzela.

São Pedro do Sul was elevated to the status of city on 12 June 2009.

Geography

The municipality is located in the north, along the Castro valley (southeast of Viseu), bordered in the south by Vouzela, to the south and west by Oliveira de Frades (northern section), in the west by Vale de Cambra and in the northwest by Arouca.

São Pedro do Sul is a municipality in the vallye of Lafões, framed by the massifs of the sierras of Arada, Gralheira and São Macário. These massifs with green landscapes and crystalline water courses, hide many settlements. From the peak of São Macário, at 1,054 metres (3,458 ft) altitude, there are vistas of the mountain range of Montemuro, Estrela and sierra of Caramulo.

Population of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul (1849 – 2011)
1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
13 844 22 051 23 426 24 273 21 220 19 985 19 083 16 851

The municipal holiday is June 29.

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