Penafiel

Penafiel
Municipality
Igreja da Misericórdia de Penafiel
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°17′W / 41.200°N 8.283°WCoordinates: 41°12′N 8°17′W / 41.200°N 8.283°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Tâmega
Intermunic. comm.	Tâmega e Sousa
District	Porto
Parishes	28
Area
• Total	212.24 km^2 (81.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	72,265
• Density	340/km^2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	http://www.cm-penafiel.pt/

Penafiel (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐfiˈɛɫ] or [ˌpenɐfiˈɛɫ]) is a municipality in Porto District in the North of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 72,265,^[1] in an area of 212.24 km².^[2] The municipality of Penafiel is located east of Porto in Tâmega subregion, of which is one of the main cities.

Demographics

Population of Penafiel Municipality (1801–2008)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
18 576	26 944	31 799	37 496	49 924	64 267	68 444	71 800	72 265

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 28 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Abragão
• Boelhe
• Bustelo
• Cabeça Santa
• Canelas
• Capela
• Castelões
• Croca
• Duas Igrejas
• Eja
• Fonte Arcada
• Galegos
• Guilhufe e Urrô
• Irivo
• Lagares e Figueira
• Luzim e Vila Cova
• Oldrões
• Paço de Sousa
• Penafiel
• Perozelo
• Rans
• Rio de Moinhos
• Rio Mau
• São Mamede de Recezinhos
• São Martinho de Recezinhos
• Sebolido
• Termas de São Vicente
• Valpedre

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 90-91" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

• Photos from Penafiel