Viana do Castelo

Viana do Castelo
Municipality
Panoramic, Santa Lucia Church, Republic Square, Sé Cathedral, Fountain
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°42′N 8°50′W / 41.700°N 8.833°W / 41.700; -8.833
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Minho
District	Viana do Castelo
Government
• President	Luís Nobre (PS)
Area
• Total	319.02 km2 (123.17 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Highest elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	88,725
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	4900
Area code	258
Patron	Nossa Senhora da Agonia
Website	http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt

Viana do Castelo (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐnɐ ðu kɐʃˈtɛlu] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725,^[1] in an area of 319.02 km².^[2] The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, has a population of approximately 36,148 inhabitants, although the extended densely populated region reaches surrounding municipalities like Caminha and Ponte de Lima with a population above 150,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Portuguese Way path, an alternative path of the Camino de Santiago, and at the mouth of the Lima river.