Vale de Cambra
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Vale de Cambra (ˈval ðɨ ˈkɐ̃bɾɐ) is a municipality in 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...

 with a total area of 146.5 km² and a total population of 24,732 inhabitants, and 21,440 electors (2006). The city of Vale de Cambra with about 4,100 inhabitants is in the Vila Chã parish.

The municipality is composed of 9 parishes, and is located in the District of Aveiro
Aveiro (district)
Aveiro District is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality and as the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro, created 1938....

,in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion.

The present Mayor is José António Bastos da Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

.

The municipal holiday is the second June 13.

Demographics

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

  • Arões
  • Cepelos
  • Codal
  • Junqueira
  • Macieira de Cambra
  • Roge
  • São Pedro de Castelões
  • Vila Chã
  • Vila Cova de Perrinho

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