Paredes Municipality is located in Porto District

Porto District

The District of Porto , sometimes Oporto in English, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country...

, in northern Portugal

Portugal

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.

Currently, Paredes Municipality contains four cities: Paredes

Paredes, Portugal

Paredes is a city in Paredes Municipality in Portugal.The city of Paredes has about 12,654 inhabitants. It is incorporated in the civil parish of Castelões de Cepeda....

, Rebordosa

Rebordosa

Rebordosa is a city in Northern Portugal,in the Tâmega subregion and a parish in the municipality of Paredes. It is approximately 20 km east of the city of Porto. It has an area of 11.17 km² and a population of 10,813 . It was designated as a town in 1984 and elevated to cityRebordosa ...

, São Salvador de Lordelo

São Salvador de Lordelo

São Salvador de Lordelo is a city located in Paredes Municipality, Portugal....

 and Gandra

Gandra (Paredes)

Gandra is a city and parish in Portugal with a population of 5,804 and 12.06 square kilometers in area. It is part of the municipality of Paredes and was promoted to a city in 2003....

, being the Portuguese

Portugal

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 municipality with the most cities.

Paredes has a total of 24 parishes and 85,428 inhabitants. The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipality

Municipalities of Portugal

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 of Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Lousada and Penafiel, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836.

Demographics

Population of Paredes Municipality (1849–2008)
1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2008
17 286	20 911	26 304	43 388	67 693	72 999	83 376	87 142

Parishes

• Aguiar de Sousa
  Aguiar de Sousa
  Aguiar de Sousa is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 22.32 kilometers in area, with 1,600 inhabitants as of 2001.Aguiar de Sousa was formerly an extensive municipality that existed until the beginning of the 19th century. It was composed of 39 parishes, which are now part of...
  
  
• Astromil
  Astromil
  Astromil is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 1.39 km² in area, with 784 inhabitants as of 2001....
  
  
• Baltar
  Baltar (Paredes)
  Baltar is a parish in Paredes Municipality in Portugal....
  
  
• Beire
  Beire (Paredes)
  Beire is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 3.38 km² in area, with 2,256 inhabitants as of 2001....
  
  
• Besteiros
  Besteiros (Paredes)
  Besteiros is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 2.70 km² in area, with 1,412 inhabitants as of 2001....
  
  
• Bitarães
  Bitarães
  Bitarães is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 3.52 km² in area, with 2,536 inhabitants as of 2001....
  
  
• Castelões de Cepeda
  Castelões de Cepeda
  Castelões de Cepeda is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 3.69 km² in area, with 7,299 inhabitants as of 2001.The city of Paredes is part of this parish....
  
   (city of Paredes)
• Cete
• Cristelo
  Cristelo (Paredes)
  Cristelo is a parish of the municipality of Paredes, Portugal. It is 1.15 km² in area, with 1,914 inhabitants as of 2001....
  
  
• Duas Igrejas
  Duas Igrejas (Paredes)
  Duas Igrejas is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 4.10 km² in area, with 3,843 inhabitants as of 2001....
  
  
• Gandra
  Gandra (Paredes)
  Gandra is a city and parish in Portugal with a population of 5,804 and 12.06 square kilometers in area. It is part of the municipality of Paredes and was promoted to a city in 2003....
  
  
• Gondalães
• Lordelo
• Louredo
• Madalena
• Mouriz
• Parada de Todeia
• Rebordosa
  Rebordosa
  Rebordosa is a city in Northern Portugal,in the Tâmega subregion and a parish in the municipality of Paredes. It is approximately 20 km east of the city of Porto. It has an area of 11.17 km² and a population of 10,813 . It was designated as a town in 1984 and elevated to cityRebordosa ...
  
  
• Recarei
  Recarei
  Recarei is a town in the Porto district of Portugal which forms part of the municipality of Paredes. It has an area of 16.63 km2 and a population of 4686 . It has the administrative status of a freguesia or parish....
  
  
• Sobreira
• Sobrosa
• Vandoma
• Vila Cova de Carros
• Vilela

External links

• Municipality official website