Espinho is a city and municipality in Portugal with a total area of 21.1 km² and a total population of 32,177 inhabitants, and 30,249 electors (2006). The city is a reputed beach resort and a zone of legal gambling with a casino - Casino Solverde. Its fair - Feira de Espinho, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal. The city is home to CINANIMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação, an international animation festival.
The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in the District of Aveiro. It is in both Greater Oporto(Porto) and GAM of Oporto( Porto Metropolitan Area ). The present Mayor is José Barbosa Mota, elected by the Socialist Party.
The municipal holiday is June 16.It is one of the smallest municipalities in Portugal. Until 1899 was part of Santa Maria da Feira municipality. Espinho is about 15 km. from Oporto (Porto) and approximately 50 km from Aveiro. It is serviced by trains to Porto,Gaia,Ovar,Aveiro,Coimbra,Lisbon(Linha do Norte and S.M.da Feira,S.J.da Madeira,O.Azemeis,Agueda and Aveiro via linha do Vouga. Espinho became a city in 1973. It is located in the famous Costa Verde(Portugal){Green Coast}.;it has several beaches and a golf course.
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