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Vila Nova de Gaia
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municipality in Portugal
Vila Nova de Gaia is a municipality located in Portugal, situated across the Douro River from the historic city of Porto. It is particularly known as the location of the Port wine lodges, where the famous fortified wine is aged and stored, making it an important center for one of Portugal's most celebrated exports.
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- Instance of
- municipality of Portugal
- Official name
- Vila Nova de Gaia
- Country
- Portugal
- Located in
- Douro Litoral
- Contains
- São Félix da Marinha
- Population
- 303824
- Area
- 168.46
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Douro
- Shares border with
- Espinho
- Official website
- www.cm-gaia.pt
- Image
- Vila Nova de Gaia seen from Porto.jpg
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- Rio de Janeiro
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- topic's main category
- Category:Vila Nova de Gaia
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- Vila Nova de Gaia
- category for people born here
- Q8049049
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Vila Nova de Gaia
- native label
- Vila Nova de Gaia
- postal code
- 4400 Vila Nova de Gaia
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- public holiday
- patronal festival
- P8168
- Olbramovice
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Encyclopedic overview
Vila Nova de Gaia ( European Portuguese: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈɣajɐ] ), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of 178,255 in 2001. The municipality has an area of 168.46 square kilometres (65.04 mi) and a population of 303,824 inhabitants in 2021, making it the most populous municipality in Norte Region, and the third most populous in the country, after Lisbon and Sintra. Gaia along with Porto and 16 other municipalities make up the Porto metropolitan area.
The city contains many cellars (locally known as "caves") where port wine is stored and aged. These cellars have become a major tourist attraction.
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