Ovar
# Ovar

Ovar (Portuguese pronunciation: (listen) or) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398, in an area of 147.70 $km^2.$ It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16,849 inhabitants in 2001) and Esmoriz (11,020 inhabitants in 2001).

The present Mayor is Salvador Malheiro, elected by the Portuguese Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Ovar is home to the football team A.D. Ovarense who play at the Estádio Marques da Silva. The main beach area is Furadouro, and Ovar is located in the northern point of the Ria de Aveiro (Aveiro Lagoon)

## Demographics

Population of Ovar Municipality (1801 – 2011) :

| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 | 2011 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 822 | 10 075 | 25 605 | 29 970 | 35 320 | 45 378 | 49 659 | 55 198 | 57 983 | 55 398 |

## Cities and towns

There are two cities and three towns in the municipality.

* Esmoriz (city)
* Ovar (city)
* Cortegaça (town)
* São João (town)
* Válega (town)

## Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):

* Cortegaça
* Esmoriz
* Maceda
* Ovar, São João, Arada e São Vicente de Pereira
* Válega

## Notable people

* Santa Camarão (1902–1968) a Portuguese boxer who was 2.02 m (6 ft 8ins) tall.
* Luís Filipe Menezes (born 1953) a Portuguese politician.
* Miguel Bruno (born 1971) a former Portuguese professional footballer with 286 club caps
* Clarisse Cruz (born 1978) a Portuguese 3000 metres steeplechase runner, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
* Edgar Sá (born 1979) a Portuguese retired footballer with 510 club caps
* Roberto Reis (born 1980) a Portuguese volleyball player
