Saturday 7 November 2020

VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA

 

VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA

N 41º 55' 48''; W 8º 43' 48''

Vila Nova de Cerveira is a Portuguese village in the Viana do Castelo district, in the North region and in the Alto Minho sub-region, with about 1 400 inhabitants.
It is the seat of a municipality with 108.47 km² in area and 9,253 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 11 parishes. The municipality is limited to the northeast by the municipality of Valença, to the east by Paredes de Coura, to the southeast by Ponte de Lima, to the southwest by Caminha, and to the northwest by Galicia (municipalities of Rosal and Tomiño).
The highest point in the municipality is located at the top of São Paio, with 638 meters of altitude, in the parish of Loivo.
Its main parish is Campos, as the two industrial centers are located there, which develop and revitalize the entire municipality and neighboring municipalities.