Gafanha da Nazaré

Gafanha da Nazaré (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐˈfɐɲɐ ðɐ nɐzɐˈɾɛ]) is a city and parish (freguesia) in the Ílhavo Municipality, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,240,^[1] in an area of 16.44 km².^[2]

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TimezoneUTC+00:00 (WET)

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Gafanha da Nazaré
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Gafanha da Nazaré Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40.635°N 8.714°W / 40.635; -8.714
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Aveiro
District	Aveiro
Municipality	Ílhavo
Area
• Total	16.44 km2 (6.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,240
• Density	927.0/km2 (2,401/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

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Gafanha da Nazaré is a coastal town at the northern end of its municipality, and is an important port center that includes the Coastal Fishing Port and the Port of Aveiro.

On August 31, 1910, was founded the parish of Gafanha da Nazaré by the Prior Sardo and received royal decree from the King Manuel II,^[3] published in Diário do Governo no. 206 on September 16, 1910, the last portuguese town to receive a royal recognition. On October 29, 1969, it was elevated to a town, and on April 19, 2001, it was elevated to a city.^[4][5]