Vila Nova de Poiares

Vila Nova de Poiares
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°12′39″N 8°15′27″W / 40.21083°N 8.25750°WCoordinates: 40°12′39″N 8°15′27″W / 40.21083°N 8.25750°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Pinhal Interior Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Coimbra
District	Coimbra
Parishes	4
Area
• Total	84.45 km^2 (32.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,281
• Density	86/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	www.cm-vilanovadepoiares.pt

Vila Nova de Poiares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ poˈjaɾɨʃ]) is a municipality in the Coimbra district, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,281,^[1] in an area of 84.45 km².^[2]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Arrifana
• Lavegadas
• Santo André de Poiares
• São Miguel de Poiares

International relations

Vila Nova de Poiares is twinned with:

• Mielec in Poland^[4]

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 136" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
4. "Mielec- Miasta Partnerskie" [Mielec - Partnership Cities]. Oficjalny serwis Urzędu Miejskiego w Mielcu [Mielec City Council] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links

• Photos from Vila Nova de Poiares