Balazar

Balazar
Coordinates: 41°24′29″N 8°37′34″W / 41.408°N 8.626°W / 41.408; -8.626
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalityPóvoa de Varzim
Area
  Total
11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
2,543
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
4570 Balazar PVZ
PatronSaint Eulalia of Mérida and Blessed Alexandrina
Websitejfbalasar.pt

Balazar (or Balasar) is one of the seven parishes of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,543, in an area of 11.61 km².

Each year thousands of pilgrims and many other tourists visit the Sanctuary of Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar.