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Trofa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɾɔfɐ] (listen)) is a municipality in the north of the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, 18 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,999,[1] in an area of 72.02 km².[2]

Trofa
Municipality
Trofa train station under construction
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°21′N 8°33′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Metropolitan area	Porto
District	Porto
Parishes	5
Government
• President	Sérgio Humberto Silva (PSD/CDS–PP)
Area
• Total	72.02 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	49,897
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Nossa Senhora das Dores 19 November
Website	www.mun-trofa.pt

Trofa has a strong industrial park, with various types of industry including pharmaceutical, metalworking and textile industries.

The city centre is formed by the parish Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago). Another important center in the municipality is Coronado.

Parishes

Although in the beginning of the municipality, it had 8 parishes, with the administrative changes in 2013, is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

• Alvarelhos e Guidões
• Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago)
• Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede)
• Covelas
• Muro

History

Trofa has had an important role due to its geographic location between Porto and Braga, being located in the border of Douro and Minho, but still inside of the district of Porto, which led to Trofa being mentioned in the time of the Roman Empire ("trofa" means frontier in Arab). An important factor of its growth was the construction of railways in the beginning of the 20th century, which led to rapid growth.

Notable people

• Tiago Pereira (born 1975), known as Tiago, a former footballer with 631 club caps

References

External links

• Forum Trofa
• Municipio da Trofa / City Site

На других языках

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- [en] Trofa

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[es] Trofa

Trofa es una ciudad portuguesa perteneciente al distrito de Oporto, Región estadística del Norte (NUTS II) y comunidad intermunicipal de Gran Área Metropolitana de Oporto (NUTS III), con cerca de 20 700 habitantes.

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[ru] Трофа

Тро́фа (порт. Trofa ['tɾɔfɐ]) — город в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Порту. Находится в составе крупной городской агломерации Большой Порту. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Дору-Литорал. Входит в экономико-статистический субрегион Аве, который входит в Северный регион. Численность населения — 20,7 тыс. жителей (город), 40 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет) на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 72 км².

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