Paredes

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Paredes

Municipal coat of arms

Subdivisions of Portugal>Location
- Region
- Subregion
- District or A.R.

Norte
Tâmega
Porto

Mayor
- List_of_political_parties_in_Portugal>Party

Celso Ferreira
PSD

Area

156.8 km²

Population
- Total
- Density

85,428
545/km²

No. of freguesia>parishes

Coordinates

[41º12'N 8º20'W]

Municipal holiday

Monday after the
third Sunday of July

Website: http://www.cm-paredes.pt

Paredes (pron. IPA [pɐ'ɾeðɨʃ]) is a city and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal. Since 2003, the municipality has 4 cities, Paredes, Rebordosa, Lordelo and Gandra. It has 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 east by Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836.

Parishes

Aguiar de Sousa
Astromil
Baltar
Beire
Besteiros
Bitarães
Castelões de Cepeda
Cete
Cristelo
Duas Igrejas
Gandra
Gondalães
Lordelo
Louredo
Madalena
Mouriz
Parada de Todeia
Rebordosa
Recarei
Sobreira
Sobrosa
Vandoma
Vila Cova de Carros
Vilela

External links

[Municipality official website]

Municipalities of the District of Porto
Amarante \| Baião \| Felgueiras \| Gondomar \| Lousada \| Maia \| Marco de Canaveses \| Matosinhos \| Paços de Ferreira Paredes \| Penafiel \| Porto \| Póvoa de Varzim \| Santo Tirso \| Trofa \| Valongo \| Vila do Conde \| Vila Nova de Gaia

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