Monção
Monção (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈsɐ̃w] (
Monção | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 42°04′35″N 8°28′55″W | |
Country | |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
District | Viana do Castelo |
Parishes | 24 |
Government | |
• President | José Moreira (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 211.31 km2 (81.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,230 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www |
Notable people
- José Gomes Temporão, Minister of Health of Brazil
- Fernando Vilar, Uruguayan newsanchor
- Melanie Fernandes, Valdemar Fernandes' granddaughter
- Valdemar Fernandes Jr Jr, Valdemar Fernandes’ grandson
- Jessica Fernandes, Valdemar Fernandes Granddaughter
- Diana Fernandes, Valdemar Fernandes Granddaughter
Population
Population of Monção Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
12,095 | 14,983 | 26,077 | 24,585 | 27,393 | 23,799 | 21,799 | 19,956 | 19,230 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 24 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Abedim
- Anhões e Luzio
- Barbeita
- Barroças e Taias
- Bela
- Cambeses
- Ceivães e Badim
- Lara
- Longos Vales
- Mazedo e Cortes
- Merufe
- Messegães, Valadares e Sá
- Monção e Troviscoso
- Moreira
- Pias
- Pinheiros
- Podame
- Portela
- Riba de Mouro
- Sago, Lordelo e Parada
- Segude
- Tangil
- Troporiz e Lapela
- Trute
See also
- Vinho Verde
- Brejoeira Palace
- Mercy Charitys's Church of Valadares
- Longos Vales's Monastery
- Castelo de Monção
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 75-76" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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