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Penafiel
Municipality in Norte, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Penafiel (disambiguation).
Penafiel (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐfiˈɛl] ⓘ or (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌpenɐfiˈɛl] ⓘ) is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011,[1] in an area of 212.24 square kilometres (81.95 sq mi).[2]
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Penafiel | |
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![]() A view of the Ponte IC35 over the Douro in Penafiel | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°17′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
District | Porto |
Parishes | 28 |
Area | |
• Total | 212.24 km2 (81.95 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 72,265 |
• Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | http://www.cm-penafiel.pt/ |
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