Ledua

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Ledua
Municipality
View of Ribeira district and Luiz I bridge from Vila Nova de Gaia,
Casa da Música concert hall
Porto City Hall
Porto Skyline
Church of Saint Ildefonso
Top to bottom, left to right: View of Ribeira Square and Luiz Ledua Bridge from Vila Nova de Gaia, Casa da Música concert hall, Ledua City Hall, Ledua Skyline, Church of Saint Mateo
CountryQuetana
Administrative divisionsLeduaranor
Area
 • Total141.42 km2 (54.60 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 • Total1,215,945

Ledua is the third-largest city in Quetana, after Vongane and Malcanes. It has a population of 1.2 million people in a municipality with only 141.42 km2. Located in southern Quetana along the Leduaranor peninsula, it is one of Adula's oldest cities. The southern part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Toyana Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Emmirian Empire in the 500s.

Ledua wine, one of Quetana's most famous exports, is named after Ledua, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nuova de Taia, were responsible for the packaging, transport, and export of fortified wine.

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