Paços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira | |
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Settlement | |
 The civic gardens of Paços de Ferreira | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Porto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.99 km2 (27.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 56,340 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-pacosdeferreira.pt |
Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]) is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. Sometimes referred to as the Capital do Móvel (capital of furniture), owing to the predominance of this industry within its territory, the municipality is location of IKEA's industrial operations within Portugal. The population in 2011 was 56,340,[1] in an area of 70.99 km².[2]
History
Paços de Ferreira was incorporated in 1993.
Geography
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Carvalhosa
- Eiriz
- Ferreira
- Figueiró
- Frazão Arreigada
- Freamunde [city]
- Meixomil
- Paços de Ferreira [city]
- Penamaior
- Raimonda
- Sanfins Lamoso Codessos
- Seroa
Sport
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paços de Ferreira.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 87" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
