Areias | |
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Coordinates: 41°21′47″N 8°28′36″W / 41.36306°N 8.47667°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Metropolitan area | Porto |
District | Porto |
Municipality | Santo Tirso |
Established | Civil parish: c. 1836 |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,599 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 4780-000 |
Area code | 252 |
Patron | São 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).