Figueira da Foz

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Figueira da Foz

Total population

30,012

Coordinates40.15°, -8.86°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Figueira da Foz, officially the City of Figueira da Foz, often called simply Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km (25 mi) west of Coimbra and sheltered by hills, sharing about the same latitude with Philadelphia, Baku and Beijing. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 62,125, in an area of 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi). The city of Figueira da Foz proper has a population of 46,600. It is the second largest city in the district of Coimbra.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.