Freguesia de Terroso
thumb|230px|Village of Terroso on the western side of the Cividade Hill. thumb|230px|Cividade de Terroso on top of the hill. Terroso is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It forms part of the civil parish of Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 2,472 inhabitants and a total area of 4.63 km2. A 2012 law merged the civil parish with neighbouring Amorim and Aver-o-Mar, to become the northern parish of the city of Póvoa de Varzim.
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thumb|230px|Village of Terroso on the western side of the Cividade Hill. thumb|230px|Cividade de Terroso on top of the hill. Terroso is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It forms part of the civil parish of Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 2,472 inhabitants and a total area of 4.63 km2. A 2012 law merged the civil parish with neighbouring Amorim and Aver-o-Mar, to become the northern parish of the city of Póvoa de Varzim.
Terroso derives from the Latin '', meaning "full of soil". The name was used for Cividade or Cividade Hill.
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