Vila Nova de Paiva

Vila Nova de Paiva (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈpajvɐ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,176,^[1] in an area of 175.53 km².^[2]

Vila Nova de Paiva
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 40°51′N 7°43′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Viseu Dão Lafões
District	Viseu
Parishes	5
Government
• President	Manuel Custódio (PSD)
Area
• Total	175.53 km2 (67.77 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,176
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	March 2
Website	cm-vnpaiva.pt

The present mayor is Manuel Marques Custódio, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 2.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Pendilhe
• Queiriga
• Touro
• Vila Cova à Coelheira
• Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas

Notable people

• Cláudio Ramos (born 1991 in Vila Nova de Paiva) a football goalkeeper for FC Porto; spent most of his career with Tondela with 267 club caps