Ansião (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃siˈɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 13,128,[1] in an area of 176.09 km².[2]
The present[when?] Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Ansião is twinned with the cities of Erbach in Germany, the Brazilian cities of Santos and São Vicente, and Mosteiros in the Cape Verdian Islands.[4]
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