Gondomar | |
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| Coordinates: 41°9′N 8°32′W / 41.150°N 8.533°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Government | |
| • President | Marco Martins (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.86 km2 (50.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 168,027 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-gondomar.pt |
Gondomar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõduˈmaɾ] ) is a municipality located in the east of Portugal's Porto Metropolitan Area and 7 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 168,027,[1] in an area of 131.86 km².[2] Gondomar's mayor is Marco Martins.
Gondomar is well known for its jewelry industry, and its name can be traced, like many other toponyms of Northern Portugal, to a prominent Visigothic figure of his day, the King Gundemar.
Demographics
| Population of Gondomar Municipality (1801 – 2011) | |||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
| 7 220 | 19 103 | 32 428 | 49 758 | 84 599 | 130 751 | 143 178 | 164 096 | 168 027 | |
Cities and towns
Cities are:
- Gondomar (1991)
- Rio Tinto (1995)
- Valbom (2005)
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Baguim do Monte
- Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova
- Foz do Sousa e Covelo
- Lomba
- Melres e Medas
- Rio Tinto
- Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim
Sports
The town has one association football team called Gondomar who currently play in the Campeonato de Portugal, the third tier of Portuguese football.
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, page 552 53" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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