Country Portugal Subregion Douro Parishes 14 Area 398.2 km² Local time Monday 10:58 AM | Region Norte Intermunic. comm. Douro Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) Population 7,312 (2011) District Guarda District | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 49% Humidity Points of interest Prehistoric Rock‑Art Site of the, Douro, Quinta do Vale Meão | ||
Vila Nova de Foz Côa ([ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈfɔʃ ˈkoɐ]) is a city and a municipality in the district of Guarda, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,312, in an area of 398.15 square kilometres (153.73 sq mi). The city population is around 3,300. Main rivers in the municipal territory include the Douro and the Côa.
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Map of Vila Nova de Foz C%C3%B4a, Portugal
The municipality includes parts in the Côa Valley Archaeological site, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, which partially shares with Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo and Pinhel also located in the Guarda district.
The closest railway station is Pocinho, now the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line. This line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) has passenger trains services from Pocinho to Tua, Peso da Régua, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Penafiel, Paredes, Ermesinde (for connections to Braga, Guimarães, Viana do Castelo, Rio Tinto and Porto).
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias):