Vila Praia de Âncora
Vila Praia de Âncora | |
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Vila Praia de Âncora Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′01″N 8°51′33″W / 41.81694°N 8.85917°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
| District | Viana do Castelo |
| Municipality | Caminha |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,623 |
| • Density | 552/km2 (1,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Patron | Santa Marinha |
| Website | jf-vpancora |
Vila Praia de Âncora is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Caminha in Portugal. It covers an area of 8.37 square kilometres (3.23 mi2) and had 4,623 residents as of 2021. Vila Praia de Âncora is the most populous town and parish in Caminha.
The seat of the civil parish was elevated to the category of vila (town) on 5 July 1924, at which time its official name was changed from Santa Marinha de Gontinhães to Vila Praia de Âncora.