Lagares is former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the municipality of
Penafiel, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish
Lagares e Figueira
Lagares e Figueira is a civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or thei ...
.
Lagares is a village with an area of 10.92 km². It is located in the west of the country in the east part of the distrito (district) of
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
. Lagares is located nearly 30 km from the
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
. The population of the village is 2463 inhabitants. One of its major tourist attractions is Aldeia de Quintadona.
References
Freguesias of Penafiel
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