Cidade da Maia (Redirected from Maia, Porto, Portugal)

Cidade da Maia
Cidade da Maia is located in Portugal
Cidade da Maia
Cidade da Maia
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°13′59″N 8°37′19″W / 41.233°N 8.622°W / 41.233; -8.622Coordinates: 41°13′59″N 8°37′19″W / 41.233°N 8.622°W / 41.233; -8.622
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalityMaia
Area
 • Total10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
 • Total40,134
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Cidade da Maia is a civil parish in the municipality of Maia, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim.[1] The population in 2011 was 40,134,[2] in an area of 10.42 km².[3] The parish covers the central area of Maia. In 1902, Maia achieved the status of vila (town). Maia was granted city status (cidade) on 23 August 1986.

Maia City Hall's Lidador Tower
Visconde de Barreiros' Avenue, Maia.

Sports

Maia is the hometown of two important sports organizations: the football club FC Maia, and the cycling team União Ciclista da Maia.

References

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 66" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

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