Penafiel is a town and a parish in
Penafiel Municipality
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 ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,552,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 22.52 km².
Penafiel has its own station on the
Douro railway line.
Industry
AJP Motos
AJP Motos is a Portuguese manufacturer of enduro and off-road motorcycles producing single-cylinder.
AJP Motos was founded in 1987 by brothers António Pinto and Jorge Pinto' in Penafiel, northern Portugal. Beginning as a workshop preparing off ...
, a
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
manufacturing company founded in 1987 by António Pinto and Jorge Pinto, is based in Penafiel.
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References
Freguesias of Penafiel
Towns in Portugal
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