Gafanha da Nazaré
Civil parish in Centro, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gafanha da Nazaré (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐˈfɐɲɐ ðɐ nɐzɐˈɾɛ]) is a city and parish (freguesia) in the Ílhavo Municipality, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,240,[1] in an area of 16.44 km2.[2]
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Gafanha da Nazaré | |
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Coordinates: 40.635°N 8.714°W / 40.635; -8.714 | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Região de Aveiro |
District | Aveiro |
Municipality | Ílhavo |
Area | |
• Total | 16.44 km2 (6.35 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,240 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Gafanha da Nazaré is a coastal town at the northern end of its municipality, and is an important port center that includes the Coastal Fishing Port and the Port of Aveiro.
On August 31, 1910, was founded the parish of Gafanha da Nazaré by the Prior Sardo and received royal decree from the King Manuel II,[3] published in Diário do Governo no. 206 on September 16, 1910, the last portuguese town to receive a royal recognition. On October 29, 1969, it was elevated to a town, and on April 19, 2001, it was elevated to a city.[4][5]