Cidade da Maia explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Cidade da Maia
Region:	Norte
Metro:	Porto
District:	Porto
Municipality:	Maia
Area Total:	10.42
Population Total:	40134
Population As Of:	2011
Coordinates:	41.233°N -8.622°W

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.

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. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 66. 8 August 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
2. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
3. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .