Place:Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal

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NameVila Nova de Foz Côa
Alt namesVila Nova de Foz Coasource: Family History Library Catalog
Vila Nova de Foz Côasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-185
Vila Nova de Fozcôasource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 209
TypeConcelho
Coordinates41.083°N 7.2°W
Located inGuarda, Portugal
Also located inTrás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal    
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Seixas
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Vila Nova de Foz Côa
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a city and a municipality in the district of Guarda, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,312, in an area of . The city population is around 3,300. Main rivers in the municipal territory include the Douro and the Côa.

The municipality includes parts in the Côa Valley Archaeological site, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, which partially shares with Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo and Pinhel also located in the Guarda district.

The closest railway station is Pocinho, now the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line. This line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) has passenger trains services from Pocinho to Tua, Peso da Régua, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Penafiel, Paredes, Ermesinde (for connections to Braga, Guimarães, Viana do Castelo, Rio Tinto and Porto).

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