Arouca (Aveiro, Portugal)
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Name (Latin)
Arouca (Aveiro, Portugal)
Coordinates
-8.25 -8.25 40.93333333 40.93333333 (gooearth )
W0081500 W0081500 N0405600 N0405600 (geonames )
Associated country
Portugal
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 40°56ʹ00ʺN 008°15ʹ00ʺW)
- Pereira, V. Cancioneiro de Arouca, 1990:p. 5 (in Província do Douro Litoral)
- U.S. Off. of Geg. Portugal, 1961(Arouca, ppl, 40°56ʹN, 8°15ʹW 34806 [Distrito de Aveiro]; also lists other ppls with same name in other distritos)
- Gran. encic. port. e bras.(Arouca, vila; dist. de Aveiro, Prov. de Couro Litoral)
- U.S. Off. of Geg. Portugal, 1961(Arouca, ppl, 40p0s56ʹN, 8p0s15ʹW 34806 [Distrito de Aveiro]; also lists other ppls with same name in other distritos)
Wikipedia description:
Arouca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈɾo(w).kɐ] ) is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan Area of Porto, in the Norte Region of Portugal and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 22,359, in an area of 329.11 square kilometres (127.07 mi2). It had 20,383 electors in 2006. The population has grown from 7072 inhabitants in 1801. The entire territory of Arouca is "Arouca Geopark" which is a member of the European Geoparks Network and Global Geoparks Network on account of its outstanding geological heritage, educational programs and projects, and promotion of geotourism.
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