Jou (Murça)
Jou | |
|---|---|
  Jou Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′13″N 7°25′59″W / 41.487°N 7.433°W | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
| District | Vila Real |
| Municipality | Murça |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.29 km2 (14.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 654 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Jou is a parish of the municipality of Murça, Vila Real District, in northeast Portugal. The population in 2011 was 654,[1] in an area of 37.29 km2.[2]
Toponymy
The name Jou is of uncertain origin. Portuguese linguist José-Pedro Machado, proposed a plausible Latin genitive case in Jovis, meaning «relating to Jupiter (the deity)». During Roman times, large deposits of tin were mined in this region - historically a metal considered sacred when venerating the Roman god Jupiter.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Jou | Definition or meaning of Jou in the Infopédia Dictionary of Toponymy" (in Portuguese). Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora. Retrieved 2021-09-23.