Cidade da Maia 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the municipality of

Maia Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; ), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daughter of A ...

, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim. The population in 2011 was 40,134, in an area of 10.42 km². The parish covers the central area of Maia. In 1902, Maia achieved the status of ''vila'' (town). Maia was granted city status (''cidade'') on 23 August 1986.

Sports

Maia is the hometown of two important sports organizations: the football club

FC Maia Futebol Clube da Maia was a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded on 4 April 1954, it held its home matches at the Estádio Municipal Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho, which holds 12,000 spectators. It ...

, and the cycling team União Ciclista da Maia.

References

{{authority control Cities in Portugal Freguesias of Maia, Portugal