Lijó

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lijó is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 2,306, in an area of 4.42 km².

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hugo Viana

Portuguese footballer

Nélson Oliveira

Portuguese footballer

Isabella of Braganza, Lady of Reguengos de Monsaraz

Portuguese noble

Rui Faria

Portuguese footballer

Orlando Sá

Portuguese footballer

M

Miguel Cadilhe

Portuguese economist

C

Capucho

Portuguese footballer

Gaspar de Faria

bishop

P

Pedro Cardoso

Portuguese bicycle racer

Hugo Vieira

Portuguese association football player

Lourenço de Almeida

Portuguese explorer

Rosa Ramalho

Portuguese sculptor (1888–1977)

P

Pêro de Barcelos

explorer from Portugal

José Gonçalves

Portuguese cyclist

T

Tuck

Portuguese association football player

D

Dito

Portuguese football player/manager/commentator (1962-2020)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Braga

• Vila Seca
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,197
• Crespos
  13.2 mi away · pop. 899
• Santo Emilião
  16.8 mi away · pop. 890
• Slavsko Polje
  1246.3 mi away · pop. 338
• Crevarska Strana
  1247.9 mi away · pop. 161
• Malička
  1248.9 mi away · pop. 43
• Blatuša
  1249.5 mi away · pop. 171
• Pecka
  1249.8 mi away · pop. 27
• Vrginmost
  1250 mi away · pop. 1,095
• Crni Potok
  1250.1 mi away · pop. 153
• Perna
  1250.3 mi away · pop. 176
• Stipan
  1250.7 mi away · pop. 50

Browse all places in Braga →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Grape Phylloxera

Daktulosphaira vitifoliae

Seen 2026-05-31

Ocellated Lizard

Timon lepidus

Seen 2026-05-31

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-05-31

Spotted Rock-rose

Tuberaria guttata

Seen 2026-05-30

Asian Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Seen 2026-05-30

Sea Holly

Eryngium maritimum

Seen 2026-05-29

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-05-29

Common Lousewort

Pedicularis sylvatica

Seen 2026-05-29

Five-spot Burnet

Zygaena trifolii

Seen 2026-05-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lijó, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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