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Penafiel

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Penafiel

Total population

10,420

Coordinates41.21°, -8.29°

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City facts

Overview

Penafiel is a municipality and former bishopric in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of 212.24 square kilometres (81.95 mi2).

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
41.2062
Longitude
-8.2856
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
61,191
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,054
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,735
  • Eurasian Wren
    Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,395
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,334
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,289
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,233
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,199
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,192

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
29
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2002-01-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,604

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,039
Avg daily Wikipedia views
35
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Penafiel

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image