Felgueiras
Felgueiras is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in an area of 115.74 km2.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes :- Idães
- Jugueiros
- Macieira da Lixa e Caramos
- Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure
- Pedreira, Rande e Sernande
- Penacova
- Pinheiro
- Pombeiro da Ribavizela
- Refontoura
- Regilde
- Revinhade
- Torrados e Sousa
- Unhão e Lordelo
- Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim
- Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)
- Vila Verde e Santão
Demographics
IndustryFelgueiras is one of the biggest producers of Europe in the shoewear area.
Notable people
- Nicolau Coelho was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the Age of Discovery.
Sport
- Álvaro Pacheco a Portuguese football manager and former player with over 360 club caps
- Nélson Manuel Ribeiro da Silva, known as Nelsinho, is a Portuguese footballer with over 570 club caps
- Frederico Filipe Teixeira Ribeiro, known as Zamorano, a Portuguese retired footballer with 376 club caps
- Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares, known as Dani, a Portuguese footballer with over 425 club caps
- Carlos Pedro Carvalho Sousa, known as Pintassilgo, a Portuguese former footballer with 347 club caps
- Tiago Moreira a Portuguese footballer with over 425 club caps