Paredes de Coura

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Paredes de Coura [[Image:{{{image_flag}}}|140px|Flag of Paredes de Coura]] Municipal flag Municipal coat of arms
Location
- Country	Portugal
- Region	Norte
- Subregion	Minho-Lima
- District or A.R.	Viana do Castelo
Mayor	António Júnior
- Party	PS
Area	138.2 km²
Population
- Total	9,409
- Density	68/km²
No. of parishes	21
Coordinates	41º54'N 8º33'W
Municipal holiday	August 10
Website: http://www.cm-paredes-coura.pt

Paredes de Coura (pron. IPA: [pɐ'ɾedɨʃ dɨ 'ko(ou)ɾɐ]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 138.2 km² and a total population of 9,409 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 21 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo.

The present Mayor is António Pereira Júnior, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is August 10.

[edit] Parishes

• Agualonga
• Bico
• Castanheira
• Cossourado
• Coura
• Cristelo
• Cunha
• Ferreira
• Formariz
• Infesta
• Insalde
• Linhares
• Mozelos
• Padornelo
• Parada
• Paredes de Coura
• Porreiras
• Resende
• Romarigães
• Rubiães
• Vascões

[edit] Paredes de Coura Festival

The town is internationally famous for the Paredes de Coura summer rock festival. In the past years, the festival has seen performances from bands like Pixies, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sum 41, Morrissey, We Are Scientists, Hot Hot Heat, !!!, Placebo, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bauhaus, Red House Painters, Tindersticks, Divine Comedy, dEUS, Suede, Mogwai, Death from Above 1979, Yo La Tengo, Coldplay, Morcheeba, Papa Roach, 3 Doors Down, Stone Temple Pilots, Korn, Incubus, Puddle of Mudd, Motörhead, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Kaiser Chiefs, Sir Elton John, among others. The 2005 edition brought some 30.000 people from all around Europe to this small town in the northern Portuguese hills.

[edit] External links

• Municipality official website
• Casa de Rubiaes
• Casa da Morada

• Paredes de Coura Festival