Peso da Régua

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official_name = Peso da Régua


image_coat_of_arms = PRG.png

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Region = Norte
Subregion = Douro
District = Vila Real
Mayor_name = Nuno Manuel Gonçalves
Mayor_party = PSD
area_total = 94.9
population_total = 17,987
population_density = 190
Parishes = 12
coor = 41º10'N 7º47'W
params = 41_10_N_7_47_W
occasion =
day = August 16
website = http://www.cm-pesoregua.pt
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Peso da Régua (pron. IPA2|'pezu dɐ 'ʁɛgwɐ) commonly known as Régua, is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 94.9 km² and aproximatly 10,000 city residents and a total population of 17,987 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 12 parishes, and is located in the district of Vila Real.

Peso da Régua is the center of Port Wine in the upper Douro valley. There are tourist boats that ply the water of the Douro, bringing tourists through the locks of two dams to Régua. There is also a train that runs along the banks of the Douro, connecting Porto with Régua.

Parishes

The 12 parishes of Peso da Régua are:
* Canelas
* Covelinhas
* Fontelas
* Galafura
* Godim (Peso da Régua)
* Loureiro
* Moura Morta
* Peso da Régua
* Poiares
* Sedielos
* Vilarinho dos Freires
* Vinhós

External links

* [http://paginas.terra.com.br/turismo/pesodaregua/ Peso da Régua]
* [http://www.cm-pesoregua.pt/ Municipality official website]
* [http://www.museudodouro.pt/ Museum of Douro]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72057594053227125/ Photos from Peso da Régua]