Vilar de Maçada

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
 • Total
20.19 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
915
 • Density45.3/km2 (117/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Vilar de Maçada is a freguesia (civil parish) of Alijó municipality, in northern Portugal. In 2011, the population was 915,[1] in an area of 20.19 km2.[2] In 2021, the population was 816.[3]

The locality is known as the birth place of José Sócrates, former Portuguese Prime-Minister born in the city of Porto in 1957.

References

  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". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2021 - Resultados Definitivos" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 14 July 2026.