Esposende () is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 95.41 km2. The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001.UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal) It gained city status on 2 July 1993. The present Mayor is Fernando Couto Cepa, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is August 19. It is located on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.
Demographics Population of Esposende Municipality (1801–2008) 1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011 4 157 12 545 15 161 19 452 23 966 28 652 30 101 33 325 34 254
Economy Fishing, agriculture and tourism are important for the economy of the municipality. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company, is headquartered in Esposende.
Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into nine civil parishes (freguesias):
Antas Apúlia e Fão Belinho e Mar Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto Forjães Gemeses Palmeira de Faro e Curvos Vila Chã
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Notable people António Rodrigues Sampaio (1806—1882) a politician and President of the Council of Ministers in 1881 Paulo Gonçalves (1979–2020) a rally racing motorcycle rider. Teresa Portela (born 1987) a sprint canoer Arsénio Nunes (born 1989) a footballer with over 300 club caps Rafael Lopes (born 1991) a footballer with over 400 club caps References
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