Paredes de Coura

Summary

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]

Paredes de Coura
Flag of Paredes de Coura
Coat of arms of Paredes de Coura
Coordinates: 41°54′N 8°33′W / 41.900°N 8.550°W / 41.900; -8.550
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Alto Minho
DistrictViana do Castelo
Parishes16
Government
 • 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

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 edit

The municipality is composed of 16 parishes:[3]

Paredes de Coura Festival edit

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

Notable people edit

References edit

  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 edit

  • Municipality official website
  • Casa de Rubiaes
  • Casa da Morada
  • Paredes de Coura Festival