Vila Nova de Paiva explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Vila Nova de Paiva
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	40.85°N -50°W
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Viseu Dão Lafões
District:	Viseu
Parishes:	5
Leader Party:	PSD
Leader Name:	Manuel Custódio
Area Total Km2:	175.53
Population Total:	5,176
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	March 2

Vila Nova de Paiva (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,176,^[1] in an area of 175.53 km².^[2]

The present mayor is Manuel Marques Custódio, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 2.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Pendilhe
• Queiriga
• Touro
• Vila Cova à Coelheira
• Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas

Notable people

• Cláudio Ramos (born 1991 in Vila Nova de Paiva) a football goalkeeper for FC Porto; spent most of his career with Tondela with 267 club caps

External links

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Vila Nova de Paiva

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. 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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 135. 5 August 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. pt. pdf.