Penafiel

Penafiel
A view of the Ponte IC35 over the Douro in Penafiel
A view of the Ponte IC35 over the Douro in Penafiel
Flag of Penafiel
Coat of arms of Penafiel
Coordinates: 41°12′N 8°17′W / 41.200°N 8.283°W / 41.200; -8.283
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Tâmega e Sousa
DistrictPorto
Parishes28
Area
 • Total212.24 km2 (81.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total72,265
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-penafiel.pt/

Penafiel (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐfiˈɛl] or (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌpenɐfiˈɛl] ) is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011,[1] in an area of 212.24 square kilometres (81.95 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.