São Pedro do Sul, Portugal

São Pedro do Sul
Municipality
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Coordinates:
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Dão-Lafões
Intermunic. comm.	Viseu Dão Lafões
District	Viseu
Parishes	14
Government
• President	António Figueiredo (PSD)
Area
• Total	348.95 km2 (134.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	16,851
• Density	48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	http://www.cm-spsul.pt

São Pedro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈpeðɾu ðu ˈsuɫ]) is a municipality in the Central Portuguese district of Viseu. Part of the subregion of Dão-Lafões, the municipality has a population of 16,851 inhabitants and includes 14 civil parishes. The seat of this municipality is the city of São Pedro do Sul, with a population of 3,500 inhabitants.

History

The municipality was created in 1836 when the municipality of Lafões was divided, forming São Pedro do Sul and Vouzela.

São Pedro do Sul was elevated to the status of city on 12 June 2009.

Geography

The municipality is located in the north, along the Castro valley (southeast of Viseu), bordered in the south by Vouzela, to the south and west by Oliveira de Frades (northern section), in the west by Vale de Cambra and in the northwest by Arouca.

São Pedro do Sul is a municipality in the vallye of Lafões, framed by the massifs of the sierras of Arada, Gralheira and São Macário. These massifs with green landscapes and crystalline water courses, hide many settlements. From the peak of São Macário, at 1,054 metres (3,458 ft) altitude, there are vistas of the mountain range of Montemuro, Estrela and sierra of Caramulo.

Population of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul (1849 – 2011)
1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
13 844	22 051	23 426	24 273	21 220	19 985	19 083	16 851

The municipal holiday is June 29.

External links

• Municipality official website