Penafiel (parish)
Civil parish in Norte, Portugal
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Penafiel is a town and a parish in Penafiel Municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,552,[1] in an area of 22.52 km2.[2] Penafiel has its own station on the Douro railway line.
Penafiel | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Penafiel Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41.206°N 8.284°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Porto |
| Municipality | Penafiel |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.52 km2 (8.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,552 |
| • Density | 690.6/km2 (1,789/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Industry
AJP Motos, a motorcycle manufacturing company founded in 1987 by António Pinto and Jorge Pinto, is based in Penafiel.[3][4]
