Maia is both a parish and a city in the north of Oporto metropolitan area with a population of 9816, whereas the urban area of the city has a population of 38858. The municipality has 17 parishes and 120744 people. Another important village in Maia municipality is guas Santas with 25249 people in conurbation with Oporto.
Maia municipality is as a highly developed municipality by European standards with one of the biggest industrial parks in the Oporto metropolitan area and some of best quality of life in Portugal In the parish of Moreira in Pedras Rubras is located the Oporto international airport, Francisco S Carneiro (also known as Pedras Rubras). It is also home of ISMAI.
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The present Mayor is Maria Emília Neto de Sousa (Communist) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is José Manuel Maia Almeida (Communist).
The municipal holiday is June 24.
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The municipality
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