Miragaia

Civil parish in Norte, Portugal

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 41°08′46″N 8°37′12″W / 41.146°N 8.620°W / 41.146; -8.620Country

PortugalRegionNorteMetropolitan area Metropolitan Area of PortoDistrictPortoMunicipalityPortoDisbanded2013Area

• Total0.43 km² (0.17 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total2,067 • Density4,800/km² (12,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Miragaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [miɾɐˈɣajɐ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.^[1] The population in 2011 was 2,067,^[2] in an area of 0.43 km² (0.17 square miles).^[3]

Local landmarks include Santo António Hospital, the ancient city walls of Porto, built by Ferdinand I, the Chafariz da Colher fountain and several palaces and churches. Its jewish and moorish quarters used to be known as Bairro de Monchique.

Notable people from Miragaia

Gabriel Azevedo Mendes (b. 1954), football player
Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes (b. 1957), politician
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (b. 1957), former Prime Minister
Fernando Manuel Silva Leal (Nandinho) (b. 1982), futsal player
Ricardo Jorge de Sousa Pedrosa (b. 1989), football player
Samuel Almeida Bráz Waterland Cruz (b. 1993), football player
Jorge Manuel Pereira Santos (Gazela) (b. 1994), football player

References

^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 99-100" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine