Penafiel Municipality
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Penafiel Municipality (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐfiˈɛɫ] or [ˌpenɐfiˈɛɫ]) is located in Porto District in the North of Portugal.
The municipal areas surrounding Penafiel City have a population of 71,801 and are made up of 38 parishes, comprising 212,82 km². The municipality of Penafiel is located east of Oporto (Porto) in Tâmega subregion and in Vale do Sousa (Sousa Valley) Urban Community, of which is one of the main cities.
Demographics
| Population of Penafiel Municipality (1801–2008) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 |
| 18 576 | 26 944 | 31 799 | 37 496 | 49 924 | 64 267 | 68 444 | 71 800 | 71 841 |
Parishes
The 38 parishes of Penafiel are:
- Abragão
- Boelhe
- Bustelo
- Cabeça Santa
- Canelas
- Capela
- Castelões
- Croca
- Duas Igrejas
- Eja
- Figueira
- Fonte Arcada
- Galegos
- Guilhufe
- Irivo
- Lagares
- Luzim
- Marecos
- Milhundos
- Novelas
- Oldrões
- Paço de Sousa
- Paredes
- Penafiel
- Perozelo
- Pinheiro
- Portela
- Rãs
- Rio de Moinhos
- Rio Mau
- Santa Marta
- Santiago de Subarrifana
- São Mamede de Recezinhos
- São Martinho de Recezinhos
- Sebolido
- Urrô
- Valpedre
- Vila Cova
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Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°17′W / 41.200°N 8.283°W
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