Valongo
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Norte | |||||
Sub-region : | Porto metropolitan area | |||||
District : | postage | |||||
Concelho : | Valongo | |||||
Coordinates : | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 8 ° 30 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 23,925 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 24.1 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 993 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Postal code : | 4440 | |||||
politics | ||||||
Mayor : | Antonio Marques de Oliveira | |||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Valongo Largo Cenenário 4440 Valongo |
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Website: | www.jf-valongo.pt | |||||
Valongo County | ||||||
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Residents: | 93,858 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 75.13 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 1249 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 4th | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Câmara Municipal de Valongo Paços do Concelho Avª. 5 de Outubro, 160 4440-503 Valongo |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Fernando Horácio Moreira Pereira de Melo ( PSD ) | |||||
Website: | www.cm-valongo.pt |
Valongo is a municipality and city in the Norte region of Portugal .
history
Finds show prehistoric settlement only on the higher points, which are easy to defend. In particular, the excavations in the Serra de Santa Justa should be mentioned. Later, the inhabitants also settled in lower-lying areas in order to farm in the water-rich plains. With the arrival of the Romans , more important activities can be found here. Large amounts of gold were mined here.
The current location was probably only created during the Reconquista . Today's district area belonged to the two administrative areas of Aguiar de Sousa (municipalities of Campo and Sobrado) and Maia (municipalities of São Vicente da Queimadela, Valongo and São Lourenço de Asmes) in 1258. Watermills in the rivers and the fertile soils ensured lively agricultural activity and a regionally known baking tradition.
Valonge suffered severe damage from French troops during the Napoleonic invasions at the beginning of the 19th century, as well as from the clashes over the Ponte Ferreira bridge during the Miguelistenkrieg between liberals and absolutists.
In the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution of 1822 and the civil war of 1832-1834, the municipality of Valongo was raised to the seat of an independent district in 1836, and in 1837 to a small town ( Vila ). Trade and industry continued to develop into the 20th century, which was further boosted by the arrival of the railroad and brought about significant population growth. Only the communities of Campo and Sobrado remained predominantly agricultural. 1990 Valongo was elevated to a city ( Cidade ).
administration
The circle
Valongo is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Porto district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 93,858 inhabitants on an area of 75.1 km².
The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Santo Tirso , Paços de Ferreira , Paredes , Gondomar and Maia .
With the regional reform in September 2013 , the municipalities ( freguesias ) Campo and Sobrado were merged to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Campo e Sobrado . Since then, the district has consisted of the following three municipalities:
The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Valongo district:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Alfena | 15,211 | 11.11 | 1,370 | 131501 |
Campo e Sobrado | 15,924 | 32.27 | 494 | 131506 |
Ermesinde | 38,798 | 7.65 | 5,070 | 131503 |
Valongo | 23,925 | 24.10 | 993 | 131505 |
Valongo County | 93,858 | 75.13 | 1,249 | 1315 |
Population development
Population in Valongo County (1849–2011) | ||||||||
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1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
8109 | 11,853 | 17,239 | 33,300 | 64,234 | 74.172 | 86.005 | 97,753 |
Municipal holiday
- June 24th
Town twinning
traffic
Valongo is on the Linha do Douro railway line . The suburban trains of CP Urbanos do Porto stop at Valongo station .
The city is connected to the country's trunk road network via its connection to the A4 motorway .
sons and daughters of the town
- António Dias de Oliveira (1804–1863), politician and briefly Prime Minister of Portugal in 1837
- Fernando Moreira , cyclist, winner of the Tour of Portugal in 1948
- Alberto Ribeiro (1920–2000), fado singer and actor
- Joaquim Leão (* 1943), cyclist, winner of the Tour of Portugal in 1964
- António Pereira (* 1975), track and field athlete, Olympic walker
- Adriano Pedro Bessa da Costa (* 1976), football player
- Nuno Ribeiro (* 1977), cyclist, winner of the Tour of Portugal 2003
- Josué Pesqueira (* 1990), football player
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Valongo at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Website about the environment in Valongo County (port.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on March 16, 2014
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
- ↑ List of partnerships Valongos , Association of Portuguese District Governments (ANMP), accessed on January 5, 2019