Paredes, Portugal

Paredes (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈɾeðɨʃ] ) is a city and a municipality in Porto District, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 86,854, in an area of 156.76 km².

Paredes
Coordinates: 41°12′23″N 8°20′00″W
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
Parishes18
Government
  PresidentAlexandre Almeida (PS)
Area
  Total156.76 km2 (60.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total86,854
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-paredes.pt

Currently, Paredes Municipality contains four cities: Paredes, Rebordosa, São Salvador de Lordelo and Gandra, being the Portuguese municipality with the most cities.

Paredes has a total of 18 parishes. 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 west by Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836.

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