Vila Nova de Foz Côa (ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈfɔʃ ˈkoɐ) is a city and a municipality in the district of Guarda

Guarda (district)

The district of Guarda is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda.-Municipalities:The district is contains 14 municipalities:...

, Portugal

Portugal

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, with a total population of 8,249 inhabitants. The city population is around 3,300.
Main rivers in the municipal territory include the Douro

Douro

The Douro or Duero is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto...

 and the Côa

COA

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.

The municipality includes parts in the Côa Valley Archaeological site

Côa Valley Paleolithic Art

The Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site is an open air sites of Paleolithic art in northeastern Portugal.In the late 1980s, the engravings were discovered in Vila Nova de Foz Côa. The site in situated in the valley of the Côa River, and comprises thousands of engraved drawings of horses, bovines and...

, declared by UNESCO

UNESCO

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 as a World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

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, which partially shares with Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 508.6 km² and a total population of 6,884 inhabitants.Located in the Riba Coa , just like other municipalities around Riba Coa, such as Almeida, Meda, Pinhel and Sabugal...

 and Pinhel

Pinhel

Pinhel is a municipality in Centro Region, Beira Interior Norte Subregion, Portugal with a total area of 484.5 km² and a total population of 10,436 inhabitants.The city of Pinhel has about 3.500 inhabitants....

 also located in the Guarda district.

The closest train station is Pocinho in the Douro Valley linha do Douro

Douro

The Douro or Duero is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto...

 with trains to Tua

Tua

Tua is a river in northeastern Portugal, flowing by the border of Vila Real District and Bragança District. It is a tributary of the Douro River. The biggest and most important city it goes through is Mirandela....

, Peso da Régua

Peso da Régua

Peso da Régua , commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. With a total area of , extended over 12 parishes, its population included 17,987 inhabitants .-History:Peso da Régua was inhabited by Roman and barbarian invasions during the early part of...

 (conneceting to Vila Real

Vila Real

- Coat of Arms :The coat of arms of Vila Real - a sword embedded in a wreath of zambujeiro and the slogan Aleu - is derived from the decorative motif of the tomb of Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real, found in the Igreja da Graça in Santarém. 'Aleu' or 'aleo' is an old Portuguese term for a...

),
Livração (connection to Amarante

Amarante, Portugal

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), Marco de Canaveses

Marco de Canaveses

Marco de Canaveses is a city and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal. The city itself has a population of 9,042.It is the birth place of Carmen Miranda.- Geography :...

, Penafiel

Penafiel

Penafiel Municipality is located in Porto District in the North of Portugal.The municipal areas surrounding Penafiel City have a population of 71,801 and are made up of 38 parishes, comprising 212,82 km²....

, Paredes

Paredes, Portugal

Paredes is a city in Paredes Municipality in Portugal.The city of Paredes has about 12,654 inhabitants. It is incorporated in the civil parish of Castelões de Cepeda....

, Ermesinde

Ermesinde

Ermesinde is a Portuguese city located in the municipality of Valongo, 9 km northeast from Porto. It has a population of about 40,000 inhabitants and an area of about 7 km². This means that although being the smallest of the civil parishes in Valongo's municipality, it's the most highly...

 (connections to Braga

Braga

Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...

, Guimarães

Guimarães

Guimarães Municipality is located in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party.-Parishes:-Economy:...

, Viana do Castelo, Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto (Gondomar)

Rio Tinto is a Portuguese city and parish, located in Gondomar Municipality, in northern Portugal. It has a population of 50 762 inhabitants and a total area of 9.5 km²....

 and Porto

Porto

Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...

).

Parishes

• Almendra
• Castelo Melhor
• Cedovim
  Cedovim
  Cedovim is a town in Portugal....
  
  
• Chãs
• Custóias
• Freixo de Numão
  Freixo de Numão
  Freixo de Numão is a town in Portugal....
  
  
• Horta
• Mós
• Murça
• Muxagata
• Numão
• Santa Comba
• Santo Amaro
• Sebadelhe
• Seixas
• Touça
• Vila Nova de Foz Côa

External links

• Official website
• Côa Valley Archaeological Park