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]
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]