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Vila Nova de Paiva
Vila Nova de Paiva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈpajvɐ] ) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,176,[1] in an area of 175.53 km2.[2]
Vila Nova de Paiva | |
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| Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′N 7°43′W / 40.850°N 7.717°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Viseu Dão Lafões |
| District | Viseu |
| Parishes | 5 |
| Government | |
| • President | Manuel Custódio (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.53 km2 (67.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,176 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | March 2 |
| Website | http://cm-vnpaiva.pt/ |
The present mayor is Manuel Marques Custódio, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 2.
Parishes edit
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Pendilhe
- Queiriga
- Touro
- Vila Cova à Coelheira
- Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas
Notable people edit
- Cláudio Ramos (born 1991 in Vila Nova de Paiva) a football goalkeeper for FC Porto; spent most of his career with Tondela with 267 club caps
References edit
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 135" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
External links edit
- Photos from Vila Nova de Paiva