| Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
  Matosinhos e Leça da PalmeiraLocation in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′13″N 8°41′13″W / 41.187°N 8.687°W / 41.187; -8.687 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Municipality | Matosinhos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.16 km (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49,034 |
| • Density | 4,000/km (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos, Northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira. The population in 2021 was 49,034, in an area of 12.16 square kilometres (4.70 sq mi).
History
It was founded in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, by the aggregation of the former parishes of Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira and has its headquarters in Matosinhos.
References
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 68-69" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- INE (2021). "Censos". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" [Administrative reorganization of the parishes' territory] (PDF) (in European Portuguese). 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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