Paredes, Portugal

Paredes
Municipality

Igreja Sobrosa

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Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°20′W / 41.200°N 8.333°W / 41.200; -8.333Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°20′W / 41.200°N 8.333°W / 41.200; -8.333
Country  Portugal
Region Norte
Subregion Tâmega
Metropolitan area Porto
District Porto
Parishes 18
Government
 • President Celso Ferreira (PSD)
Area
 • Total 156.76 km2 (60.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 86,854
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-paredes.pt

Paredes (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈɾeðɨʃ]) is a city and a municipality in Porto District, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 86,854,[1] in an area of 156.76 km².[2]

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 18 parishes. 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)
1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
17 286 20 911 26 304 43 388 67 693 72 999 83 376 86 854

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 18 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 88-89" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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