Foz do Douro

Foz do Douro
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Foz do Douro
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°09′00″N 8°40′01″W / 41.150°N 8.667°W / 41.150; -8.667
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalityPorto
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total
1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
10,997
 • Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
The Felgueiras Lighthouse is situated at the edge of the mouth of the river Douro and the Atlantic coastline of Foz do Douro

Foz do Douro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔʒ ðu ˈðoɾu]; meaning "Mouth of the Douro") is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde.[1] The population in 2011 was 10,997,[2] in an area of 1.88 km2.[3] It became a parish in 1836. It is located in the western part of Porto, next to the mouth of the Douro river and the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 99-100" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine