Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim is a city in the Douro Litoral,Norte region of Portugal. Póvoa de Varzim is one of the oldest fishing towns in Portugal, and a beach resort since the 19th century for beach healing purposes due to large quantities of iodine in the air and seawater.- Location: Douro Litoral, Northern Portugal, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- Population: 63,400
- United Nations Location Code: PT PDV
- Latitude: 41.3834° or 41° 23' 0.4" north
- Longitude: -8.7636° or 8° 45' 49.1" west
- Elevation: 16 meters (52 feet)
- Neighbors: Vila Nova de Famalicão and Vila do Conde
- GeoNames ID: 2735787
Also Known As
- Basque: Povoa de Varzim
- Chinese: 波瓦-迪瓦爾津
- French: Póvoa de Varzim
- Georgian: პოვუა-დე-ვარშინი
- German: Póvoa de Varzim
- Greek: Πόβοα ντε Βαρζίμ
- Latin: Villa Euracini
- Lithuanian: Povua de Varzinas
- Mazanderani: پووا دوارزیم
- Persian: پووا دوارزیم
- Portuguese: Póvoa de Varzim
- Russian: Повуа-ди-Варзин
- Serbian: Повоа де Варзим
- Spanish: Póvoa de Varzim
In the Area
Localities
- Póvoa de VarzimTown
- CaxinasSuburb, 2 km south
- Aver-o-MarVillage, 2½ km north
- ArgivaiSuburb, 2½ km east
- BeirizSuburb, 2½ km northeast
- AmorimVillage, 3 km northeast
Landmarks
- Escola Secundária Eça de QueirósSchool
- Câmara Municipal da Póvoa de VarzimTown hall
- Museu Municipal de Etnografia e História da Póvoa de VarzimMuseum
- Casino da PóvoaCasino
- Póvoa de VarzimRailway station
- Igreja da LapaChurch building
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