Gondomar (Portugal)
Encyclopedia
Gondomar is a municipality
located in the east of Portugal
's Porto Metropolitan Area. The municipality has a population of 163,574. Gondomar's mayor is Valentim Loureiro
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Gondomar is well known for its jewelry industry.
Municipalities of Portugal
In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
located in the east of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
's Porto Metropolitan Area. The municipality has a population of 163,574. Gondomar's mayor is Valentim Loureiro
Valentim Loureiro
thumb|230px|Valentim LoureiroValentim dos Santos de Loureiro is a Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. He has the rank of Major of the Portuguese Army...
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Gondomar is well known for its jewelry industry.
Demographics
| Population of Gondomar Municipality (1801 – 2008) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2008 |
| 7 220 | 19 103 | 32 428 | 49 758 | 84 599 | 130 751 | 143 178 | 164 096 | 169 239 | 173 910 |
Cities and towns
Cities are:- GondomarGondomar, PortugalGondomar is one of three cities in Gondomar Municipality, Portugal....
(1991) - Rio Tinto (1995)
- ValbomValbomValbom is a city in Gondomar Municipality, Grande Porto, Portugal with about 15,000 residents. It was elevated to city status on 9 December 2004. For generations Valbom was a fishing village, due to its location by the river Douro...
(2005)
Parishes
The 12 parishes of Gondomar Municipality are:- Baguim do Monte
- CoveloCovelo (Gondomar)Covelo is a Portuguese parish, located in Gondomar Municipality. It has a population of 1,755 inhabitants and a total area of 8.36 km²....
- FânzeresFânzeresFânzeres is a town in Gondomar Municipality, Portugal. Its population is around 20,000....
- Foz do Sousa
- Jovim
- Lomba
- Medas
- MelresMelresMelres is a town in Portugal and a parish of Gondomar....
- Rio TintoRio Tinto (Gondomar)Rio Tinto is a Portuguese city and parish, located in Gondomar Municipality, in northern Portugal. It has a population of 50 762 inhabitants and a total area of 9.5 km²....
- São Cosme
- São Pedro da Cova
- ValbomValbomValbom is a city in Gondomar Municipality, Grande Porto, Portugal with about 15,000 residents. It was elevated to city status on 9 December 2004. For generations Valbom was a fishing village, due to its location by the river Douro...
External links
- http://www.cm-gondomar.pt/