Covelinhas

41°9′33″N 7°40′59″W / 41.15917°N 7.68306°W / 41.15917; -7.68306Country PortugalRegionNorteIntermunic. comm.DouroDistrictVila RealMunicipalityPeso da RéguaArea • Total4.31 km² (1.66 sq mi)Population • Total222 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Covelinhas is an extinct Portuguese parish and village in the municipality of Peso da Régua in northern Portugal.

By the last administrative reorganization of the territory of the parishes, according to Law No. 11-A/2013 of January 28, this parish was extinct and merged together with Galafura to form the Galafura and Covelinhas parish, with headquarters in Galafura.^[1]

Despite being a small village, Covelinhas has a beautiful landscape and is a good place to rest, fish and enjoy nature. It is regularly visited by many tourists, not only from Portugal but also from other parts of the world.^[2]

Covelinhas has the Covelinhas railway station, an interface in the Douro line.

Number of inhabitants

Year Pop. ±% 1864 377 —     1878 427 +13.3% 1890 335 −21.5% 1900 446 +33.1% 1911 429 −3.8% 1920 425 −0.9% 1930 482 +13.4% 1940 567 +17.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1950 546 −3.7% 1960 525 −3.8% 1970 503 −4.2% 1981 455 −9.5% 1991 436 −4.2% 2001 269 −38.3% 2011 222 −17.5%
Number of "resident" inhabitants, so only those who were officially resident in the municipality at the time of the census Source: [3]