Paredes de Coura e Resende

Paredes de Coura e Resende is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Paredes de Coura and Resende.[1] The population in 2011 was 2,099,[2] in an area of 5.84 km².[3]

Paredes de Coura e Resende
Paredes de Coura e Resende
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.911°N 8.560°W / 41.911; -8.560
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Alto Minho
DistrictViana do Castelo
MunicipalityParedes de Coura
Area
  Total5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,099
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Sites of interests

  • The old prison of Paredes de Coura
  • The pelourinho of Paredes de Coura

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 89" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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