Baixo Vouga

Other major cities included Águeda, Ílhavo and Ovar.

The subregion covered an area of 1,807 km2 and had a population of 394,393 inhabitants (2005) for an overall density of 218 inhabitants/km2.

Baixo Vouga is a subregion of heavy industry; its exports include paper, ceramics, chemicals, automobiles, and food.

Tourism, education (including the University of Aveiro) and health services are also very developed.

It is now part of Baixo Mondego / Regiao de Coimbra.

Map showing the location of the Baixo Vouga subregion