Ovar


Ovar 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 km². It had 42,582 eligible voters. The municipality includes two cities: Ovar and Esmoriz.
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.

Demographics

Cities and towns

There are two cities and three towns in the municipality.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes :