Vale de Cambra
| Vale de Cambra | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Entre Douro e Vouga | ||
| Metropolitan area | Porto | ||
| District | Aveiro | ||
| Parishes | 7 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | José Pinheiro (CDS/PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 147.33 km2 (56.88 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 22,864 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-valedecambra.pt | ||
Vale de Cambra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈval(ɨ) ðɨ ˈkɐ̃bɾɐ] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864,[1] in an area of 147.33 km².[2] It had 21,440 electors in 2006. The city itself has about 4,100 inhabitants and is located in the Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho parish.
The municipality is located in the District of Aveiro, in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion. It is now one of the municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto.
The present Mayor is José Alberto Freitas Soares Pinheiro e Silva, elected by the CDS/PP or Social Center Democratic Party/Popular Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographics
| Population of Vale de Cambra Municipality (1801 – 2004) | |||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 |
| 9489 | 10166 | 12264 | 15745 | 20404 | 24224 | 24537 | 24805 | 24761 | 24591 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Arões
- Cepelos
- Junqueira
- Macieira de Cambra
- Roge
- São Pedro de Castelões
- Vila Chã
Notable people
- Rui Filipe, (1968-1994), Portuguese footballer.
- João Paulo Fernandes, born August 11, 1984, Portuguese boccia player and Paralympic champion.
See also
- Hóquei Académico de Cambra, a rink hockey club.
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
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