Paredes (parish)

Paredes is a city and a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Castelões de Cepeda, Mouriz, Vila Cova de Carros, Madalena, Besteiros, Gondalães and Bitarães.[1] The population in 2011 was 19,834,[2] in an area of 21.51 km².[3]

Paredes
Paredes is located in Portugal
Paredes
Paredes
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.206°N 8.330°W / 41.206; -8.330
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalityParedes
Area
  Total21.51 km2 (8.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total19,834
  Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 88-89" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-11-05.


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