Matosinhos

Matosinhos
Flag of Matosinhos
Coat of arms of Matosinhos
Coordinates: 41°11′N 8°42′W / 41.183°N 8.700°W / 41.183; -8.700
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentLuísa Salgueiro (PS)
Area
 • Total62.42 km2 (24.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total175,478
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-matosinhos.pt

Matosinhos (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐtuˈziɲuʃ] (listenⓘ)) is a city and a municipality in the northern Porto district of Portugal. It bordered in the south by the city of Porto (8 km from the city centre). The population in 2011 was 175,478.

References

  1. ↑ INE, ed. (2011), Censos (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística