Lobão (Santa Maria da Feira)
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Lobão is a Portuguese
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 parish, located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. It has a population of 5,761 inhabitants and a total area of 7.91 km².

Origin of the name

The toponym of the name is a personal name, it was name in 906 with Lupon and in 967 as Lubon. It is derived from Lupu and with a suffix -one It exists on a document in the year 1055 which mentioned a settlement as Lopone.

Economy

Its principal economical activities are civil construction, iron, wood, textile, metallurgy and a few others, the commercial, services and agriculture dominates the remainder of the parish's economy.
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