Vila Nova de Gaia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vila Nova de Gaia | |
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Coordinates: 41°08′N 8°37′W / 41.133°N 8.617°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Metropolitan area | Porto |
District | Porto |
Parishes | 15 |
Government | |
• President | Eduardo Vitor Rodrigues (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 168.46 km2 (65.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 302,295 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www |
Vila Nova de Gaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈɣajɐ] (listen)) is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. There was a population of 178,255 people in 2001.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Uma População que se urbaniza, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)