Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira
Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira | |
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Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′13″N 8°41′13″W / 41.187°N 8.687°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Municipality | Matosinhos |
| Disbanded | 2025 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 49,034 |
| • Density | 4,032/km2 (10,440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira was a civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos, Northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira.[1] It was dissolved in 2025.[2] The population in 2021 was 49,034,[3] in an area of 12.16 square kilometres (4.70 mi2).[4]
History
It was founded in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, by the aggregation of the former parishes of Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira and has its headquarters in Matosinhos.[5]
References
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 68-69" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Diário da República (March 13, 2025). "Lei n.º 25-A/2025, de 13 de março" [Law 25-A/2025, of March 13]. Diário da República (in European Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ INE (2021). "Censos". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" [Administrative reorganization of the parishes' territory] (PDF) (in European Portuguese). 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-04.