Paços de Ferreira

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Paços de Ferreira
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Wappen der Stadt Paços de Ferreira Lagekarte für Paços de Ferreira
City
Region: Douro Litoral
Subregion: Vale do Sousa
District: Porto district
Population: 8,500 (as of 2001)
Municipality
Area: 72.9/km²
Population: 52,916 (as of 2001)
Number of parishes: 16

Paços de Ferreira (pron. IPA['pasuʃ dɨ fɨ'ʁɐiɾɐ]) is a city in Portugal. It is sometimes also called Capital do Móvel (capital of furniture), since the city is home to numerous furniture manufacturing plants.

[edit] History

Paços de Ferreira was incorporated in 1993.

[edit] Sports associations

[edit] Parishes

Paços de Ferreira is the site of a municipality of the same name.

The following parishes lie within the municipality of Paços de Ferreira:

  • Arreigada
  • Carvalhosa
  • Codessos
  • Eiriz
  • Ferreira
  • Figueiró
  • Frazão
  • Freamunde
  • Lamoso
  • Meixomil
  • Modelos
  • Paços de Ferreira
  • Penamaior
  • Raimonda
  • Sanfins de Ferreira
  • Seroa

Coordinates: 41°16′N, 8°24′W