Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira
Region:Norte
Metro:Porto
District:Porto
Municipality:Matosinhos
Coordinates:41.187°N -8.687°W
Area Total:12.16
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:49,486

Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos, Northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira.[1] The population in 2011 was 49,486,[2] in an area of 12.16 km².[3]

History

It was founded in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, by the aggregation of the former parishes of Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira and has its headquarters in Matosinhos.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 68-69. 28 July 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese.
  2. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
  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 .
  4. Web site: https://dre.pt/application/dir/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf.