Pedrouços

Pedrouços is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Maia. The population in 2011 was 12,149,[1] in an area of 2.57 km².[2]

Pedrouços
Coat of arms of Pedrouços
Coordinates: 41.186°N 8.589°W / 41.186; -8.589
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalityMaia
Area
  Total2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total12,149
  Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
4425
Websitehttp://www.jf-pedroucos.pt/

The place of Pedrouços was the most important and populous of the Águas Santas parish. As an autonomous religious parish it has been in existence since 1928, but the civil parish status (Freguesia) was only given to it in 1985.

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