Paredes de Coura | |
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| Coordinates: 41°54′N 8°33′W / 41.900°N 8.550°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
| District | Viana do Castelo |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Government | |
| • President | Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.19 km2 (53.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,198 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
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.
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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
- Tomás Rodrigues da Cunha (1598–1638) a Portuguese lay brother in the Order of Discalced Carmelites, known as Redemptus of the Cross. Beatified in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 89" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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