Leça da Palmeira

Leça da Palmeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlɛsɐ dɐ paɫˈmɐjɾɐ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.[1] It has 5.97 km² and had 17.215 inhabitants in the 2001 census.

Piscinas de Marés

Leça da Palmeira
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°11′37″N 8°41′50″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Metropolitan area	Porto
District	Porto
Municipality	Matosinhos
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	17,215
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Farol da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira.

It has a rich cultural heritage, namely Fort of Leça de Palmeira, Piscinas de Marés (Swimming Pools on the Beach) developed by the well-known architect Siza Vieira, Boa Nova Tea House (also developed by Siza Vieira), Quinta da Conceição Municipal Park (by Fernando Távora) and other religious monuments as Corpo Santo, Santana, and Boa Nova churches.

It is home of the international Leixões seaport, the country's second largest; Petrogal, and an oil refinery. In sport, the parish includes a football club, Leça FC, and a basketball club, Grupo Desportivo de Basquete de Leça.