Areias (Santo Tirso)

Areias
Coat of arms of Areias
Areias is located in Portugal
Areias
Areias
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°21′47″N 8°28′36″W / 41.36306°N 8.47667°W / 41.36306; -8.47667
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalitySanto Tirso
EstablishedCivil parish: c. 1836
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,599
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
4780-000
Area code252
PatronSão Tiago

Areias (Portuguese plural form of sand) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira.[1] Located 3 km (1.9 mi) from the urban centre of Santo Tirso, its population numbers approximately 2,599 inhabitants (2001 census), in an area of 2.77 square kilometres (1.07 sq mi); its density is 938/km2 (2,430/sq mi).

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 109" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.