São_Paio_de_Merelim

Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães

Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães

Civil parish in Norte, Portugal

Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Merelim (São Paio), Panoias and Parada de Tibães.[1] The population in 2011 was 5,363,[2] in an area of 5.36 km².[3]

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The parish is situated on the south bank of the river Cávado, northwest of Braga city centre. Agriculture is very important in Merelim São Paio, a village full of fields of maize and little plantations. However, the agriculturists in Merelim São Paio are getting older and there are few young people following the same way.

  • Panoias Church
  • Parada de Tibães Church

References

  1. [1]
    Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 26-28" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. [3]
    "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.


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