Valongo
Valongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐˈlõɡu] (
listen)) is a Portuguese municipality locatit in the Porto Destrict. The ceety population is 18,698, an the municipality is componit o 4 pairishes, o which three are ceeties (Alfena, Valongo an Ermesinde). The population in 2011 wis 93,858,[1] in a aurie o 75.12 km².[2] The twa maist populous ceeties (an pairishes) in the Valongo municipality are Ermesinde, wi a population o 38,315, which is essentially a residential suburb o Porto an Alfena which haes the maist industry in the municipality.
Valongo | |
|---|---|
 Kirk o Valongo | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
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| Kintra |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Subregion | Grande Porto |
| Metropolitan aurie | Porto |
| Destrict | Porto |
| Pairishes | 4 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | João Paulo Baltazar (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.12 km2 (29.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 93,858 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) |
| Coordinates | 41°11′N 8°30′W / 41.183°N 8.500°WCoordinates: 41°11′N 8°30′W / 41.183°N 8.500°W |
| Website | http://www.cm-valongo.pt/ |
It is the location o the respectit Magic Valongo magic festival.
Pairishes
eeditAdmeenistratively, the municipality is dividit intae 4 ceevil pairishes (freguesias):[3]
References
eedit- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ "Direção-Geral do Território". Archived frae the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 125" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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