Rio Tinto (Gondomar)
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Rio Tinto (ˈʁiu ˈtĩtu) is a Portuguese
city and parish, located in Gondomar Municipality, in northern Portugal
. It has a population of 50 762 (2011 Census) inhabitants and a total area of 9.5 km².
Rio Tinto, which in Portuguese means red river, was elevated to city status in 1995, and the city of Rio Tinto includes two parishes (freguesias): Baguim do Monte and Rio Tinto, with a total of 65,000 inhabitants, being the most populous city in Gondomar municipality, and third largest in the Greater Oporto (Grande Porto).
Rio Tinto lies just outside the city of Oporto.
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...
city and parish, located in Gondomar Municipality, in northern 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...
. It has a population of 50 762 (2011 Census) inhabitants and a total area of 9.5 km².
Rio Tinto, which in Portuguese means red river, was elevated to city status in 1995, and the city of Rio Tinto includes two parishes (freguesias): Baguim do Monte and Rio Tinto, with a total of 65,000 inhabitants, being the most populous city in Gondomar municipality, and third largest in the Greater Oporto (Grande Porto).
Rio Tinto lies just outside the city of Oporto.