Viana do Castelo

Statistics
Region:	Norte
Mid-Region:	Minho-Lima
District:	Viana do Castelo
Population:	46,800 (city: 2001)
Area:	km²
Density	/km²
Postal code:	4900 and 4901
Address of the city administration:	Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo Rua Cândido dos Reis Viana do Castelo 4901-887
Website:	www.cm-viana-castelo.pt
Map
District
Population:	88,628
Area:	314.36 km²
Density	281.93/km²
Number of Parishes:	40

Viana do Castelo is both a city and a district in north-west Portugal. It is also the capital of the subregion of Minho-Lima.

The city has 15,557 in the 2 parishes the urban area has 36,545 in 5 parishes the municipality has 87,875 in 40 parishes. The city has a seaport with naval reparing facilities. Its major industry is naval construction.

Another important district center is Ponte de Lima.

Contents

1 Coat of Arms and Flag 2 Parishes 3 History 4 Sites of interest

Coat of Arms and Flag

The coat of arms includes a ship over the sea and a golden castle with three towers on top of a bule-colored shield. The flag color is black and yellow. It is ordered yellow to black from the top clockwise four times.

Parishes

Here are 40 parishes of Viana do Castelo:

Parish	Population	Area	Density
Afife	1,677	11.08 km²/1,108 ha	151.4/km²
Alvarães	2,691	10.24 km²/1,024 ha	262.8/km²
Amonde	344	6.04 km²/604 ha	57/km²
Anha	2,513	9.12 km²/912 ha	275.5/km²
Areosa	4,485	11.22 km²/1,122 ha	399.7/km²
Barroselas	3,799	7.47 km²/747 ha	508.6/km²
Cardielos	1,279	3.88 km²/388 ha	329.6/km²
Carreço	1,769	17.92 km²/1,792 ha	98.7/km²
Carvoeiro	1,239	11.92 km²/1,192 ha	103.9/km²
Castelo do Neiva	3,203	7.64 km²/764 ha	419.2/km²
Chafé	2,507	7.50 km²/750 ha	334.3/km²
Darque	7,798	6.62 km²/662 ha	1,177.9/km²
Deão	971	2.36 km²/236 ha	411.4/km²
Deocriste	742	6.39 km²/639 ha	116.1/km²
Freixieiro do Soutelo	560	16.48 km²/1,648 ha	34/km²
Lanheses	1,740	10.04 km²/1,004 ha	173.3/km²
Mazarefes	1,396	3.48 km²/348 ha	401.1/km²
Meadela	8,685	7.47 km²/747 ha	1,162.7/km²
Meixedo	490	6.03 km²/603 ha	81.3/km²
Monserrate (Viana do Castelo)	5,627	2.07 km²/207 ha	2,723 km²
Montaria	665	26.09 km²/2,609 ha	25.5/km²
Moreira de Geraz do Lima	658	4.03 km²/403 ha	155.8/km²
Mujães	1,691	4.72 km²/472 ha	358.3/km²
Neiva	1,267	6.57 km²/657 ha	192.8/km²
Nogueira	894	10.75 km²/1,075 ha	83.2/km²
Outeiro	1,271	16.21 km²/1,621 ha	78.4/km²
Perre	3,007	13 km²/1,300 ha	231.3/km²
Portela Susã	590	4.13 km²/413 ha	142.9/km²
Santa Marta de Portuzelo , formerly Portuzelo	3,809	6.72 km²/672 ha	566.8/km²
Santa Leocádia de Geraz do Lima	1,058	7.35 km²/735 ha	143.9/km²

• Santa Maria de Geraz do Lima
• Santa Maria Maior (Viana do Castelo)
• Serreleis
• Subportela
• Torre
• Vila de Punhe
• Vila Franca
• Vila Fria
• Vila Mou
• Vilar de Murteda

History

• On August 22, 2003, Portuzelo changed its name to Santa Marta de Portuzelo.
• On December 9, 2004, Alvarães became a town.

Sites of interest

• Castelo do Neiva, the castle is owned by the parish of Viana do Castello in the beginning of the 19th century.

	North: Caminha
West: Atlantic Ocean	Viana do Castelo	East: Ponte de Lima
	South: Barcelos and Esposende