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Senhora da Hora

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Senhora da Hora

Total population

27,747

Air quality index

27Good
Land area3.8 km²
Coordinates41.19°, -8.65°

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City facts

Area
3.8 km²
Time zone
Western European Time
Official website
www.jf-srahora.pt

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Senhora da Hora is a civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the parish São Mamede de Infesta e Senhora da Hora. It was restored in 2025. It was promoted from town (vila) to city (cidade) status on 12 June 2009. It lies just north of the Porto city limits and is densely populated. It is a major suburban habitational area with many houses and some commerce.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
41.1853
Longitude
-8.6514
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
75
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
359,063
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    17,631
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    14,867
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14,361
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11,996
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11,597
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    10,438
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    8,885
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,311

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
21
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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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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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.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
478
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

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