Penafiel (parish) explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Penafiel
Region:Norte
Cim:Tâmega e Sousa
District:Porto
Municipality:Penafiel
Coordinates:41.206°N -8.284°W
Area Total:22.52
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:15552

Penafiel is a town and a parish in Penafiel Municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,552,[1] in an area of 22.52 km2.[2] Penafiel has its own station on the Douro railway line.

Industry

AJP Motos, a motorcycle manufacturing company founded in 1987 by António Pinto and Jorge Pinto, is based in Penafiel.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
  2. 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 .
  3. http://www.ajpmotos.com AJP i
  4. AJP ii http://www.ajpmotos.co.uk