Viana do Castelo

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Template:Infobox Municipality pt Viana do Castelo (pron. IPA /Template:IPA/) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo.

The municipality has a total population of 90,654 inhabitants and a total area of 318.6.

Contents 1 Parishes 2 Economy 3 Coat of Arms and Flag 4 Sites of interest

Parishes

Afife Alvarães Amonde Anha Areosa (Viana do Castelo) Barroselas Cardielos Carreço Carvoeiro Castelo do Neiva Chafé Darque (Viana do Castelo) Deão Deocriste Freixieiro de Soutelo Lanheses Mazarefes Meadela (Viana do Castelo) Meixedo Monserrate (Viana do Castelo)

Montaria Moreira de Geraz do Lima Mujães Neiva Nogueira Outeiro Perre Portela Susã Santa Marta de Portuzelo Santa Leocádia de Geraz do Lima Santa Maria de Geraz do Lima Santa Maria Maior (Viana do Castelo) Serreleis Subportela Torre Vila de Punhe Vila Franca Vila Fria Vila Mou Vilar de Murteda

Economy

The city has a seaport with naval reparing facilities. Its major industry is naval construction. Its shipyard is the only one still working in Portugal.

Coat of Arms and Flag

Image:Viana.jpg The coat of arms includes a ship over the sea and a golden castle with three towers on top of a blue-colored shield. The flag color is black and yellow. It is ordered yellow to black from the top clockwise four times.

Sites of interest

Castelo do Neiva, the castle has been owned by the parish of Viana do Castelo since the beginning of the 19th century.

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