Marco di Canavezis ( port. Marco de Canaveses [ 'maɾku dɨ kɐnɐ'vezɨʃ ]) is a city in Portugal , the center of the eponymous municipality in the Porto district. According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Douro-Litoral . Included in the economic and statistical subregion of Tamega , which is part of the Northern region . The population is 9 thousand inhabitants (city), 54 thousand inhabitants (municipality) for 2004 . It covers an area of 202 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Marco di Canavezis | |||||
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| port. Marco de canaveses | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Douro Litoral | ||||
| County | Porto | ||||
| Area | Marc de Canavezis | ||||
| Internal division | 31 districts | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1852 | ||||
| Square | 202.02 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 53 961 people ( 2004 ) | ||||
| Density | 267 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Marcoense, Marcuense, Marquense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 4630 | ||||
| cm-marco-canaveses.pt | |||||
The patron saint of the city is the Virgin Mary ( port. Maria ). City festival - September 8th .
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Location
The city is located 39 km east of adm. Porto city center district.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - Amarante Municipality
- in the east - Bayan municipality
- in the south - Sinfaines Municipality
- in the southwest - the municipality of Castelo de Paiva
- in the west - Penafiel municipality
History
The city was founded in 1852 .
From 1983 to 2005, the mayor of the city was the famous conservative politician Aveline Ferreira Torres .
Population
| Municipality population by years | |||||||
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| 1864 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 23,820 | 28 188 | 32 354 | 39,270 | 46 131 | 48 133 | 52,419 | 53 961 |
Composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
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See also
- Porto (Borough)
- Porto County Municipalities
- Porto County Districts