Santo Tirso | |
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| Coordinates:41°20′N8°28′W / 41.333°N 8.467°W /41.333; -8.467 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Government | |
| • President | Alberto Costa (Since 2021) (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.60 km2 (52.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 67,709 |
| • Density | 495.67/km2 (1,283.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-stirso.pt |
Santo Tirso (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈsɐ̃tuˈtiɾsu]ⓘ) is a city and municipality located in the north ofPorto Metropolitan Area, 25 km from centralPorto,Portugal. In the region, theAve Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2021 was 67,709,[1] in an area of 136.60 square kilometres (52.74 sq mi).[2]
Another important center in the municipality isAves.
TheSanto Tirso Monastery built in 978 is a point of interest.
The History of Santo Tirso is tied to itsbenedictine monastery. The town grew around it and, from 978 until 1834, it was a "couto" – a neutral area that belonged to the clergy.[3] Known initially as Santo Tirso de Riba de Ave, this city has been the capital of a municipality at least since 1833.[4] Its composition changed throughout the years, especially in 1998, when the nearby city ofTrofa created its own municipality, taking some of Santo Tirso's towns with it.[5]
Towards the middle of the 19th century, Santo Tirso spearheaded the industrialization of theAve Valley. One of the first textile factories in the region, the Fábrica de Fiação e Tecidos do Rio Vizela, opened inVila das Aves, part of its municipality, in 1845. This factory would become the largest of its kind in Portugal, with an area of about nine square kilometres and employing, at one point, over 3.000 people.[6]
The highest point in the municipality is in the Alto de S. Jorge, in the parish of Refojos, with 527 meters of altitude. The municipality's current perimeter is 69 kilometres (43 miles).
Santo Tirso has aMediterranean climate with warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters.
| Climate data for Santo Tirso, 1951–1980, altitude: 28 m (92 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.7 (99.9) | 40.5 (104.9) | 40.3 (104.5) | 38.7 (101.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.8 (47.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 193.4 (7.61) | 187.6 (7.39) | 169.0 (6.65) | 96.3 (3.79) | 95.6 (3.76) | 56.2 (2.21) | 22.7 (0.89) | 25.0 (0.98) | 64.1 (2.52) | 128.1 (5.04) | 154.8 (6.09) | 181.4 (7.14) | 1,374.2 (54.07) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 77 |
| Source:Instituto de Meteorologia[7] | |||||||||||||
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias):[8]
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Santo Tirso is home of the historic[further explanation needed] football clubFutebol Clube Tirsense andC.D. Aves.
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