Paredes Municipality
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| Paredes | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°20′W / 41.200°N 8.333°WCoordinates: 41°12′N 8°20′W / 41.200°N 8.333°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Tâmega | ||
| District/A.R. | Porto | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Celso Ferreira (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 156.8 km2 (60.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 85,428 | ||
| • Density | 545/km2 (1,410/sq mi) | ||
| Parishes (no.) | 24 | ||
| Municipal holiday |
Monday after the third Sunday of July | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-paredes.pt | ||
Paredes Municipality (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈɾeðɨʃ]) is located in Porto District, in northern Portugal.
Currently, Paredes Municipality contains four cities: Paredes, Rebordosa, São Salvador de Lordelo and Gandra, being the Portuguese municipality with the most cities.
Paredes has a total of 24 parishes and 85,428 inhabitants. The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipality of Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Lousada and Penafiel, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836.
Demographics
| Population of Paredes Municipality (1849–2008) | |||||||
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| 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 |
| 17 286 | 20 911 | 26 304 | 43 388 | 67 693 | 72 999 | 83 376 | 87 142 |
Parishes
- Aguiar de Sousa
- Astromil
- Baltar
- Beire
- Besteiros
- Bitarães
- Castelões de Cepeda (city of Paredes)
- Cete
- Cristelo
- Duas Igrejas
- Gandra
- Gondalães
- Lordelo
- Louredo
- Madalena
- Mouriz
- Parada de Todeia
- Rebordosa
- Recarei
- Sobreira
- Sobrosa
- Vandoma
- Vila Cova de Carros
- Vilela
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