Vale de Cambra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈval(ɨ) ðɨ ˈkɐ̃bɾɐ] ; Proto-Celtic: *Cambra) 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.
Vale de Cambra | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′N 8°24′W / 40.850°N 8.400°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| 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 | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-valedecambra.pt |
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 – People's Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Vale de Cambra, 1991-2020, altitude: 306 m (1,004 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 196.2 (7.72) |
122.0 (4.80) |
137.3 (5.41) |
143.6 (5.65) |
113.4 (4.46) |
48.7 (1.92) |
21.9 (0.86) |
35.0 (1.38) |
78.4 (3.09) |
187.6 (7.39) |
204.7 (8.06) |
216.5 (8.52) |
1,505.3 (59.26) |
| Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Population of Vale de Cambra Municipality (1801 – 2004) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 |
| 9489 | 10166 | 12264 | 15745 | 20404 | 24224 | 24537 | 24805 | 24761 | 24591 |
Parishes
editAdministratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[6]
- Arões
- Cepelos
- Junqueira
- Macieira de Cambra
- Roge
- São Pedro de Castelões
- Vila Chã
Environment
editThe mountains of Freita and Arada: Serra da Freita & Serra da Arada
These mountains are a part to the European Nature 2000
Arouca Geopark
Notable people
edit- Rui Filipe, (1968–1994), Portuguese footballer with 222 club caps and 6 for Portugal
- João Paulo Fernandes, (born 1984), Portuguese boccia player and Paralympic champion.
See also
edit- Hóquei Académico de Cambra, a rink hockey club.
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ "Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios" (PDF). Arouca Municipality. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "SNIRH > Dados de Base". snirh.apambiente.pt.
- ^ "SNIRH > Dados de Base". snirh.apambiente.pt.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 124" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links
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