Paredes de Coura

Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Coordinates: 41°54′N 8°33′W / 41.900°N 8.550°W / 41.900; -8.550Country PortugalRegionNorteIntermunic. comm.Alto MinhoDistrictViana do CasteloParishes16Government
 • PresidentProf. Vitor Paulo Pereira (PS)Area
 • Total138.19 km2 (53.36 sq mi)Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,198 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitewww.cm-paredes-coura.pt

Paredes de Coura (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈɾeðɨʒ ðɨ ˈkoɾɐ] ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198,[1] in an area of 138.19 km2.[2]

The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 10.

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 16 parishes:[3]

Paredes de Coura Festival

The town is internationally famous for the Paredes de Coura summer rock festival.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Eurostat
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 89" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2014.

External links

  • Municipality official website
  • Casa de Rubiaes
  • Casa da Morada
  • Paredes de Coura Festival
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International
  • VIAF
Geographic
  • MusicBrainz area


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