Paredes () is a city and a municipality in Porto District, 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 Lordelo, often known as São Salvador de Lordelo, is a city located in Paredes Municipality, Porto District, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is l ...

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 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 ...

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, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836.

Demographics

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 18 civil parishes (''

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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,

* Astromil * Baltar * Beire * Cete *

Cristelo Cristelo may refer to: ;Places in Portugal * Cristelo (Barcelos), a parish in the municipality of Barcelos * Cristelo (Caminha), a parish in the municipality of Caminha * Cristelo (Paredes) Cristelo is a parish of the municipality A municipal ...

* Duas Igrejas * Gandra * Lordelo * Louredo * Parada de Todeia * 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,Recarei * Sobreira * Sobrosa * Vandoma * Vilela

Notable people

Sport

* António Araújo (1923–2001) a former footballer with 151 club caps and 9 for

* Maria Helena Cunha (born 1943) a Portuguese gymnast, competed in 5 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 ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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

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

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 1969), known as ''Adalberto'', a retired footballer with 380 club caps * Ângelo Varela (born 1980) a Portuguese former footballer with over 480 club caps * Mário Sérgio (born 1981) a Portuguese former footballer with over 450 club caps * Pedro Ribeiro (born 1983) a Portuguese former footballer with 387 club caps *

Hélder Barbosa Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Varzim S.C. as a left winger. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 148 matches and 19 goals, mainly for Braga (three seasons) and Acadé ...

(born 1987) a Portuguese footballer with over 330 club caps and 1 for

* Fábio Pacheco (born 1988) a Portuguese footballer with over 300 club caps. *

Vasco Rocha Vasco André Moreira da Rocha (born 29 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a midfielder. Club career Born in Paredes, Porto District, Rocha spent his first six years as a senior competing in the ...

(born 1989) a Portuguese footballer with over 350 club caps.

References

External links

* Municipalities of Porto District {{porto-geo-stub