Human Geography
Águeda is located 240 kilometers from Lisbon, 72 kilometers from Oporto and 20 kilometers from Aveiro.
The municipality includes 20 civil parishes, that handle local-level administrative tasks, that include provision of municipal and social services. These parishes, include:
- Agadão - a small parish with less than 500 inhabitants, known regionally for the water-bottling business in the village of Alcafaz;
- Aguada de Baixo
- Aguada de Cima
- Agueda
- Barrô
- Belazaima do Chão
- Borralha
- Castanheira do Vouga
- Espinhel
- Fermentelos - a parish with a northern border on the Pateira de Fermentelos, with over 3000 inhabitants;
- Lamas do Vouga
- Macieira de Alcoba
- Macinhata do Vouga
- Óis da Ribeira
- Préstimo
- Recardães
- Segadães
- Travassô
- Trofa
- Valongo do Vouga
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