Maia is a city in northern Portugal

Portugal

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, located in Maia Municipality. It includes the parishes of Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim, and has 35,625 inhabitants.

History

In 1902, Maia received the status of vila (small town). Maia was granted city status (cidade) on 23 August 1986.

Sports

Maia is the hometown of two important sports organizations: the football club FC Maia, and the cycling team União Ciclista da Maia

União Ciclista da Maia

The professional cycling team LA-MSS Maia is a Portuguese Team based in Maia, Portugal. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.-Doping investigation:...

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Twin towns — Sister cities

The following places are sister cities to Maia:
Andrézieux, France

France

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 Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada

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