Foz do Douro
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Foz do Douro (ˈfɔʃ du ˈdowɾu) is a Portuguese
parish
of the city and of Porto
municipality. It has 12,235 inhabitants and is 3.00 km² in area. It became a parish in 1836. It is located in the western part of Oporto, next to the mouth of the Douro
river and the Atlantic Ocean
.It is one of the most affluent areas of city Oporto, and known for being inhabited by the upper classes.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
parish
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
of the city and of Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
municipality. It has 12,235 inhabitants and is 3.00 km² in area. It became a parish in 1836. It is located in the western part of Oporto, next to the mouth of the Douro
Douro
The Douro or Duero is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto...
river and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.It is one of the most affluent areas of city Oporto, and known for being inhabited by the upper classes.
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- PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...