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Vila Nova de Gaia
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Region: | Região Norte |
| Mid-Region: | Grande Porto |
| District: | Porto |
| Population: | (city: 2001) |
| Area: | km² |
| Density | /km² |
| Address of the city administration: | Câmara Municipal de Rua Álvares Cabral
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| Website: | www.cm-gaia.pt |
| District | |
| Population: | 288,749 |
| Area: | 170.82 km² |
| Density | 1,690.37/km² |
| Number of Parishes: | 24 |
Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality in Portugal. It is in the Porto district, located south of Porto on the other side of the river Douro. The municipality has a population of 288,058 (2001 census) and 24 parishes. Together with Porto it is the center of the Porto Metropolitan Area.
It is also well known for its warehouses of Port wine.
There exists a project of the fusion of Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia, the new city is suggested to be called "Portogaia" with a population of 548000. The date for the referendum in the two municipalities is not set. It's a similiar process that already happened in Budapest.
Coat of Arms and Flag
The coat of arms are made up of a grey crest with two golden-yellow grapes on the bottom with a castle colored black in the middle with a person blowing the horn. The castle lies over the water. The castle is colored grey.
The flag is colored dark yellow to black in four each.
Parishes
Here are 24 parishes of Vila Nova de Gaia:
| Parish | Population | Area | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcozelo | 12,393 | 7.82 km² | 1,548.8.km² |
| Avintes | 11,523 | 9.38 km² | 1,228.5/km² |
| Canelas | 12,303 | 7.47 km² | 1,647/km² |
| Canidelo | 23,737 | 8.05 km² | 2,948.7/km² |
| Crestuma | 2,962 | 4.93/km² | 600.8/km² |
| Grijó | 10,267 | 11.46 km² | 895.9/km² |
| Gulpilhares | 9,707 | 6.14 km² | 1,580.9/km² |
| Lever | 3,033 | 6.88 km² | 440.8/kmª |
| Madalena | 9,356 | 6.02 km² | 1,554.2/km² |
| Mafamude (Vila Nova de Gaia) | 38,940 | 5.39 km² | 7,224.5/km² |
| Olival | 5,616 | 7.96 km² | 705.5/kmª |
| Oliveira do Douro | 23,384 | 6.72 km² | 3,479.8/kmª |
| Pedroso | 18,449 | 19.65 kmª | 938.9/kmª |
| Perosinho | 5,950 | 4.71 kmª | 1,263.3/kmª |
| Sandim | 6,326 | 15.97 kmª | 396.1/kmª |
| São Félix da Marinha | 11,171 | 9 km ª | 1,241.2/kmª |
| São Pedro da Afurada (Vila Nova de Gaia) | 3,442 | 1 kmª | 3,442/kmª |
| Seixezelo | 1,729 | 1.61 kmª | 1,073.9/kmª |
| Sermonde | 1,225 | 1.41 kmª | 868.8/kmª |
| Serzedo | 7,547 | 7,62 km ª | 990.4/kmª |
| Valadares | 9,095 | 4.94 kmª/494 ha | 1,841/kmª |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 30,758 | 6 kmª/600 ha | 5,126.3/kmª |
| Vilar de Andorinho | 16,710 | 6,52 kmª/652 ha | 2,562.9/kmª |
| Vilar do Paraíso | 13,126 | 4.17 kmª/417 ha | 3,147.7/kmª |
The largest parish is Mafamude and the smallest is Sermonde. The largest parish is Pedroso and the smallest is São Pedro da Afurada. The most densest is Mafamude and the least densest is Sandim.
The economy are common in winery in the south bank of the Douro.
History of the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality
In June 30, 1989, Pedroso became a village
In July 12, 2004, Crestuma, Lever, Olival, Perosinho, Sandim, São Félix da Marinha and Serzedo became cities.
| North: Porto | Northeast: Gondomar | |
| West: Atlantic Ocean |
' | East: [[]] |
| South: Santa Maria da Feira and Espinho |
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