Paredes, Portugal
Paredes | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 41°12′23″N 8°20′00″W / 41.20639°N 8.33333°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 18 |
| Government | |
| • President | Alexandre Almeida (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.76 km2 (60.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 84,354 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
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Paredes (European Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈɾeðɨʃ] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in Porto District, in northern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 84,354, in an area of 156.76 square kilometres (60.53 sq mi).
Currently, Paredes Municipality contains four cities: Paredes, Rebordosa, São Salvador de Lordelo 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 of Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Lousada and Penafiel, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836.