Paredes (parish)

Paredes is a city and a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Castelões de Cepeda, Mouriz, Vila Cova de Carros, Madalena, Besteiros, Gondalães and Bitarães.^[1] The population in 2011 was 19,834,^[2] in an area of 21.51 km².^[3]

Paredes
Civil parish
Paredes Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.206°N 8.330°W / 41.206; -8.330
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Metropolitan area	Porto
District	Porto
Municipality	Paredes
Area
• Total	21.51 km2 (8.31 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,834
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)