Penafiel Municipality is located in Porto District

Porto District

The District of Porto , sometimes Oporto in English, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country...

 in the North of Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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The municipal areas surrounding Penafiel City have a population of 71,801 and are made up of 38 parishes, comprising 212,82 km².
The municipality of Penafiel is located east of Oporto (Porto) in Tâmega subregion and in Vale do Sousa (Sousa Valley) Urban Community, of which is one of the main cities.

Demographics

Population of Penafiel Municipality (1801–2008)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2008
18 576	26 944	31 799	37 496	49 924	64 267	68 444	71 800	71 841

Parishes

The 38 parishes of Penafiel are:

• Abragão
• Boelhe
• Bustelo
• Cabeça Santa
• Canelas
• Capela
• Castelões
• Croca
• Duas Igrejas
• Eja
• Figueira
• Fonte Arcada
• Galegos
• Guilhufe
• Irivo
• Lagares
  Lagares (Penafiel)
  Lagares is one of the 36 freguesias of the concelho of Penafiel, in Portugal.-Geography:Lagares is a village with an area of 10.92km². It is located in the west of the country in the east part of the ditrito of Porto. Lagares is located nearly 30 km from the Atlantic.-Demographics:The population...
  
  
• Luzim
• Marecos
• Milhundos
• Novelas
• Oldrões
• Paço de Sousa
• Paredes
• Penafiel
• Perozelo
• Pinheiro
  Pinheiro
  -Footballers:* Alessandro Pinheiro Martins - Brazilian footballer* Carlos Alberto Souto Pinheiro Júnior - Brazilian footballer* Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento - Brazilian footballer* João Carlos Batista Pinheiro - Brazilian footballer...
  
  
• Portela
• Rãs
• Rio de Moinhos
• Rio Mau
  Rio Mau, Penafiel
  Rio Mau is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Penafiel. It has a population of 1,485 inhabitants and a total area of 5.64 km²....
  
  
• Santa Marta
• Santiago de Subarrifana
• São Mamede de Recezinhos
• São Martinho de Recezinhos
• Sebolido
• Urrô
• Valpedre
• Vila Cova

External links

• Photos from Penafiel