Vila Nova de Paiva

Vila Nova de Paiva
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°51′N 7°43′W / 40.850°N 7.717°W / 40.850; -7.717Coordinates: 40°51′N 7°43′W / 40.850°N 7.717°W / 40.850; -7.717
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Dão-Lafões
Intermunic. comm. Viseu Dão Lafões
District Viseu
Parishes 5
Government
 • President Manuel Custódio (PSD)
Area
 • Total 175.53 km2 (67.77 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,176
 • Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20060216194652/http://www.cm-vilanovadepaiva.pt/

Vila Nova de Paiva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈpajvɐ]) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,176,[1] in an area of 175.53 km².[2]

The present mayor is Manuel Marques Custódio, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 2.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Pendilhe
  • Queiriga
  • Touro
  • Vila Cova à Coelheira
  • Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 135" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.


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