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{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
|type = parish
|official_name = Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e <br/>Parada de Tibães
|image_shield =
|region             = Norte
|CIM                = [[Cávado (intermunicipal community)|Cávado]]
|district           = [[Braga District|Braga]]
|municipality       = [[Braga]]
|area_total = 5.36
|population_total = 5363
|population_as_of = 2011
|coordinates  = {{coord|41.585|-8.469|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:50000|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code        = 4700-940
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
'''Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães''' is a [[Freguesia (Portugal)|civil parish]] in the municipality of [[Braga Municipality|Braga]], Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Merelim (São Paio), Panoias and Parada de Tibães.<ref>{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 26-28|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=18 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}</ref> The population in 2011 was 5,363,<ref name=ine>[http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)], Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal</ref> in an area of 5.36&nbsp;km².<ref name=dgt>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The parish is situated on the south bank of the river [[Cávado River|Cávado]], northwest of Braga city centre. [[Agriculture]] is very important in Merelim São Paio, a village full of [[maize|fields of maize]] and little plantations. However, the [[Agriculture|agriculturists]] in Merelim São Paio are getting older and there are few young people following the same way.
==Gallery==
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Image:Igreja de Panoias - Braga.JPG|Panoias Church
Igreja de Parada de Tibaes.JPG|Parada de Tibães Church
</gallery>
==References==
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{{Parishes of Braga}}
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[[Category:Freguesias of Braga]]
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