Matosinhos
Matosinhos, officially the City of Matosinhos, is a city and a municipality in the district of Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021.Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio do Mar and Fort of São Francisco Xavier.
Estádio do Mar
Stadium
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The Estádio do Mar is a multi-use stadium in Matosinhos, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 9,730 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated on 1 January 1964 with a match against Benfica, who won 4–0.
Fort of São Francisco Xavier
Castle
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The Fort of São Francisco Xavier, commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto.
Sea Life Porto
Public aquarium
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Sea Life Porto is an aquarium located in Porto, Portugal. It opened on 15 June 2009 and is one of the Sea Life Centres in Europe, which are owned by Merlin Entertainments.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldoar and Leça da Palmeira.
Aldoar
Suburb
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Aldoar is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 12,843, in an area of 2.41 km².
Leça da Palmeira
Suburb
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Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river. It was merged with the parish of Matosinhos in 2013, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.
Ramalde
Suburb
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Ramalde is a Portuguese civil parish of the municipality of Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,012, in an area of 5.83 km2. The Hospital da Prelada, a reputed private hospital of Porto city established in 1988 which operates for the state-run national… Ramalde is situated 4 km southeast of Matosinhos.
Matosinhos
- Type: Locality with 31,000 residents
- Location: Matosinhos, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.1836° or 41° 11′ 1″ northLongitude
-8.6851° or 8° 41′ 6″ westPopulation
31,000Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8CHH58M7+CXGeoNames ID
8012781
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