Rio Tinto | |
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![]() Train in Rio Tinto, Portugal | |
Coordinates: 41°10′41″N 8°33′36″W / 41.178°N 8.560°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Metropolitan area | Porto |
District | Porto |
Municipality | Gondomar |
Area | |
• Total | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 50,713 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 4435 |
Website | http://www.jf-riotinto.pt/ |
Rio Tinto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu ˈtĩtu]) is a Portuguese city and parish, located in Gondomar Municipality, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 50,713,[1] in an area of 9.38 km2.[2] Rio Tinto, which in Portuguese means red river, was elevated to city status in 1995, and the city of Rio Tinto includes two parishes (freguesias): Baguim do Monte and Rio Tinto, with a total of 65,000 inhabitants, being the most populous city in Gondomar municipality, and third largest in the Greater Porto agglomeration.
Rio Tinto lies just outside the city of Porto.