Matosinhos

<p>Matosinhos  is a <a href="/facts/City/2uNRFqAN">city</a> and a <a href="/facts/Concelho/Bu0INBej">municipality</a> in the district of <a href="/facts/Porto_District/SoBWfR83">Porto</a> in <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>. The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres (24.10 sq mi) and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021. It is bordered by the municipalities of <a href="/facts/Porto/wk5eA3zH">Porto</a> to the south, <a href="/facts/Maia%2c_Portugal/14Q06pDX">Maia</a> to the east and <a href="/facts/Vila_do_Conde/0Um4qjBq">Vila do Conde</a> to the north and the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a> lies to its west. It is a part of the <a href="/facts/Porto_metropolitan_area/LxG0K72g">Porto metropolitan area</a>, the second largest urban area in Portugal.
</p><p>The city of Matosinhos is the seat of the municipality and it is located at the mouth of the Leça River, only 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from Porto's city center. It comprises the parish of <a href="/facts/Matosinhos_e_Le%25C3%25A7a_da_Palmeira/3zg0lu5J">Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira</a>, which had 49,034 inhabitants in 2021. There are two other cities within the municipality, <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Mamede_de_Infesta/TdoSfgMH">São Mamede de Infesta</a> and <a href="/facts/Senhora_da_Hora/vuBJy5QR">Senhora da Hora</a>, in the east of the municipality.
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