Porto District
The District of Porto ( pt, Distrito do Porto ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Br ...
, in northern
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
. The population in 2011 was 86,854, in an area of 156.76 km².
Currently, Paredes Municipality contains four cities: Paredes,
Rebordosa
Rebordosa () is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes, in the northern subregion of Tâmega. The population in 2011 was 9,106,São Salvador de Lordelo and Gandra, being the
Portuguese
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municipality with the most cities.
Paredes has a total of 18 parishes. The municipality is bordered on the north by the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Paços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km².
Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...
, to the east by
Lousada
Lousada () is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,387, in an area of 96.08 km².
It includes the site of Ancient Magnetum (Portuguese Magneto), in the civil parish Meinedo, which ...
and
Penafiel
Penafiel ( or () is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of .
History
The region ...
Valongo
Valongo () is a Portuguese municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 km from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.
The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and is subdivided into four ...
. The municipality was created in 1836.
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 18 civil parishes (''
freguesias
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...
''):
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Aguiar de Sousa
Aguiar de Sousa is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. The population in 2011 was 1,631,
Rebordosa
Rebordosa () is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes, in the northern subregion of Tâmega. The population in 2011 was 9,106,Recarei
Recarei is a town in the Porto district of Portugal which forms part of the municipality of Paredes. The population in 2011 was 4,631,
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António Araújo
António Araújo (28 September 1923 – 28 April 2001) was a former Portuguese footballer who played as forward. He only represented FC Porto during his professional career. He was also the top scorer in the 1947–48 season, being awarded the ...
(1923–2001) a former footballer with 151 club caps and 9 for
Portugal
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Maria Helena Cunha
Maria Helena Cunha (born 19 December 1943) is a Portuguese gymnast. She competed in five events at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( ...
(born 1943) a Portuguese gymnast, competed in 5 events at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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Jaime Pacheco
Jaime Moreira Pacheco (born 22 July 1958) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is a current manager.
During his career he played, among others, for Porto and Sporting, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 296 m ...
(born 1958) a former footballer with 305 club caps and 25 for
Portugal
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Rui Barros
Rui Gil Soares de Barros (born 24 November 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
He played with success in Portugal (at Porto), Italy – at Juventus – and France (two ...
(born 1965) a Portuguese former footballer with 409 club caps and 36 for
Portugal
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Adalberto Ribeiro
Adalberto Manuel Silva Ribeiro (born 13 February 1969), known simply as Adalberto, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Adalberto was born in Paredes, Porto District. Youth years included, he represen ...
(born 1987) a Portuguese footballer with over 330 club caps and 1 for
Portugal
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* Fábio Pacheco (born 1988) a Portuguese footballer with over 300 club caps.
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