Miragaia

For the dinosaur genus, see Miragaia longicollum. For the romance by Almeida Garrett, see Lenda de Gaia.

Miragaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [miɾɐˈɣajɐ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.^[1] The population in 2011 was 2,067,^[2] in an area of 0.43 km² (0.17 square miles).^[3]

Miragaia
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°08′46″N 8°37′12″W / 41.146°N 8.620°W / 41.146; -8.620
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Metropolitan area	Metropolitan Area of Porto
District	Porto
Municipality	Porto
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	0.43 km^2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,067
• Density	4,800/km^2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Local landmarks include Santo António Hospital, the ancient city walls of Porto, built by Ferdinand I, and several palaces and churches.

Palace of Sereias

References

1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 99-100" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
3. Eurostat 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Photographs of Porto