Maia, Portugal
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| - Country | Portugal | |||||
| - Region | Norte | |||||
| - Subregion | Grande Porto | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Porto | |||||
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| Area | 83.70 km² | |||||
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| - Total | 120,111 (2001) | |||||
| - Density | /km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 17 | |||||
| Coordinates | 41°14'N 8°37'W | |||||
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| Website: http://www.cm-maia.pt | ||||||
Maia (pron. IPA: ['maiɐ]) is both a parish and a city in the Porto Metropolitan Area. It has a population of 9,816 in the Maia parish, whereas the urban area of the city of Maia has a total population of 38,858, and the Maia municipality comprises 120,744 inhabitants in 17 parishes for a land area of 83.70 km². Another important village in Maia municipality is Águas Santas with 25,249 people in conurbation with the municipality of Porto.
[edit] Economy
Maia municipality is highly developed by European standards with the biggest industrial park in the Porto Metropolitan Area. In the parish of Moreira in Pedras Rubras is located the Porto international airport, Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (also known as Pedras Rubras). It is also home of ISMAI - Instituto Suoerior da Maia, an institution of higher education.
[edit] Parishes
The 17 parishes of Maia are:
- Águas Santas
- Barca
- Folgosa
- Gemunde
- Gondim
- Gueifães (Maia)
- Maia
- Milheirós
- Moreira
- Nogueira
- Pedrouços
- Santa Maria de Avioso
- São Pedro de Avioso
- São Pedro Fins
- Silva Escura
- Vermoim (Maia)
- Vila Nova da Telha
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| Amarante | Baião | Felgueiras | Gondomar | Lousada | Maia | Marco de Canaveses | Matosinhos | Paços de Ferreira Paredes | Penafiel | Porto | Póvoa de Varzim | Santo Tirso | Trofa | Valongo | Vila do Conde | Vila Nova de Gaia |
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