Arcos de Valdevez | |
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Coordinates: 41°50′50″N 8°25′7″W / 41.84722°N 8.41861°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
District | Viana do Castelo |
Parishes | 36 |
Government | |
• President | Francisco Rodrigues de Araújo (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 447.60 km2 (172.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,416 m (4,646 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,847 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 4970 |
Area code | 258 |
Patron | São Paio |
Arcos de Valdevez (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaɾkuʒ ðɨ ˌvaldɨˈveʃ] ) is a municipality along the northern frontier of Portugal and Galicia (Spain). The population in 2011 was 22,847,[1] in an area of 447.60 km2.[2] It is the largest municipality in area of the district of Viana do Castelo.