Vilar de Maçada is a freguesia (civil parish) of Alijó municipality, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 915,[1] in an area of 20.19 km2.[2] The locality is known as the place where José Sócrates, former Portuguese Prime-Minister born in the city of Porto in 1957, was registered in that same year by his father.

Vilar de Maçada
Vilar de Maçada is located in Portugal
Vilar de Maçada
Vilar de Maçada
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°19′34″N 7°33′32″W / 41.326°N 7.559°W / 41.326; -7.559
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictVila Real
MunicipalityAlijó
Area
 • Total20.19 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total915
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

References edit

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país