Resende, Portugal

Resende (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɛˈzẽdɨ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,364,^[1] in an area of 123.35 km².^[2]

Resende
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°06′N 7°57′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Tâmega e Sousa
District	Viseu
Parishes	11
Government
• President	Manuel Garcez Trindade (PS)
Area
• Total	123.35 km2 (47.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,364
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.cm-resende.pt

The present mayor is Manuel Garcez Trindade, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.

Demographics

Population of Resende Municipality (1801 – 2004)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
4128	3506	19334	21894	20226	15356	13675	12370	11364

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Anreade e São Romão de Aregos
• Barrô
• Cárquere
• Felgueiras e Feirão
• Freigil e Miomães
• Ovadas e Panchorra
• Paus
• Resende
• São Cipriano
• São João de Fontoura
• São Martinho de Mouros

Famous people

• Edgar Cardoso (1913 in Resende – 2000 in Porto) a noted civil engineer and university professor.