Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈɣajɐ] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. There was a population of 178,255 people in 2001.[1]
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| Coordinates: 41°08′N 8°37′W / 41.133°N 8.617°WCoordinates: 41°08′N 8°37′W / 41.133°N 8.617°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Government | |
| • President | Eduardo Vitor Rodrigues (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.46 km2 (65.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 302,295 |
| • Density | 1,794.46/km2 (4,647.63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
Vila Nova De Gaia Media
- Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar (1).jpg
Monastery of Serra do Pilar
- Vila Nova de Gaia-Caves Calem-20140910.jpg
Calem port wine warehouses
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House-Museum of Teixeira Lopes
- Vila Nova de Gaia - Historic Section.jpg
The historic section on the river
- Soares dos Reis (VN Gaia).JPG
"Soares dos Reis" statue by Teixeira Lopes, at Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía (São Pedro da Afurada, 15 oktober 1969), beter bekend als Vítor Baía, is een voormalig Portugees voetballer. De doelman speelde voor FC Porto en FC Barcelona.
References
- ↑ Uma População que se urbaniza, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)