Moninhas
Neighborhood of Póvoa de Varzim in Porto metropolitan area, Porto, Portugal
41°23′08″N 8°45′02″W / 41.38542°N 8.75063°W / 41.38542; -8.75063Moninhas is a neighbourhood of the Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. Located in the south of Barreiros/Moninhas district, Moninhas is where the weekly fair of the city is located.
The most ancient reference to Moninhas appears in 1586, as Agra de Moninhas of Giesteira, in Póvoa's border. In the place, some ancient farming families existed, but the settlement of the neighbourhood seems to have occurred after the 16th century.
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Póvoa de Varzim City districts & main neighborhoods
- Centro (city center)
- A Ver-o-Mar (inc. Quião, Paranho de Areia)
- Agro-Velho
- Argivai
- Bairro Norte
- Bairro Sul
- Barreiros/Moninhas
- Gândara
- Giesteira
- Matriz / Mariadeira (inc. Mourões, Penalves, Regufe, Coelheiro)
- Parque da Cidade (inc. Sencadas)
