Águas Santas

Águas Santas is a Portuguese town and parish located in the municipality of Maia. The population in 2011 was 27,470,[1] in an area of 8.23 km2,[2] making it one of the most densely populated towns in the Porto District. It is located about 3.5 kilometers north of the city of Porto, near river Leça.

Águas Santas
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41.209°N 8.589°W / 41.209; -8.589
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalityMaia
Area
 • Total8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,470
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.jf-aguassantas.pt

History

The first references to Águas Santas are found in a document dating from the year 1120, where Pope Callixtus II mentions the monastery of Aquis Sanctis.[3]

See also

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país"
  3. (in Portuguese) Coelho, M.J.P., "A Igreja de Águas Santas - Contribuição para o Estudo da História e Cronologia da sua Construção"


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