Vila Nova de Poiares

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

Vila Nova de Poiares

Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°12′39″N 8°15′27″W﻿ / ﻿40.21083°N 8.25750°W﻿ / 40.21083; -8.25750
Country|  Portugal
Region| Centro
Intermunic. comm.| Região de Coimbra
District| Coimbra
Parishes| 4
Area

• Total

| 84.45 km2 (32.61 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 7,281
• Density| 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website| web.archive.org/web/20141006090736/http://www.cm-vilanovadepoiares.pt/

Vila Nova de Poiares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ poˈjaɾɨʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Coimbra district, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,281,[1] in an area of 84.45 km².[2] This place has rivers such as Alva, Ceira and Mondego. There are also mountains. Vila Nova de Poiares is also known as the "National Capital of Handicrafts and Gastronomy."[3]

## Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

* Arrifana
* Lavegadas
* Santo André de Poiares
* São Miguel de Poiares

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

Vila Nova de Poiares is twinned with:

* Mielec in Poland[5]

Douchy-Les-Mines, France

## References

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1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
3. ^ Lda, Bomsite-Soluções para Internet. "Vila Nova de Poiares". Live in Center of Portugal. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
4. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 136" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
5. ^ "Mielec- Miasta Partnerskie" [Mielec - Partnership Cities]. Oficjalny serwis Urzędu Miejskiego w Mielcu [Mielec City Council]  (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

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Municipalities of Coimbra District

* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
* Condeixa-a-Nova
* Figueira da Foz
* Góis
* Lousã
* Mira
* Miranda do Corvo
* Montemor-o-Velho
* Oliveira do Hospital
* Pampilhosa da Serra
* Penacova
* Penela
* Soure
* Tábua
* Vila Nova de Poiares

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