Póvoa de Varzim

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Póvoa de Varzim

Total population

40,053

Coordinates41.38°, -8.76°

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

Overview

Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, 30 km (18.6 mi) from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 inhabitants, with 42,396 living in the city proper. The city expanded southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone. It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal.

Geography

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