Valongo Municipality (Valongo)
Valongo is a Portuguese municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 km from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.
The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and is subdivided into four parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Santo Tirso, to the northeast by Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Paredes, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Maia. It consists of the cities of Alfena, Ermesinde, Valongo (city) and the towns of Campo and Sobrado.
The Municipality of Valongo was created in 1836 as a part of the administrative reform of the country, which occurred during the reign of D. Maria II. However, human occupation of this region predates the Roman conquest of the Iberian-Peninsula.
The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and is subdivided into four parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Santo Tirso, to the northeast by Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Paredes, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Maia. It consists of the cities of Alfena, Ermesinde, Valongo (city) and the towns of Campo and Sobrado.
The Municipality of Valongo was created in 1836 as a part of the administrative reform of the country, which occurred during the reign of D. Maria II. However, human occupation of this region predates the Roman conquest of the Iberian-Peninsula.
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One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The territory was first inhabited by pre-Roman and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Carthaginians. It was later ruled by the Romans, followed by the invasions of Germanic peoples and the Islamic invasion by the Moors, whose rule was eventually expelled during the Reconquista. Founded first as a county of the Kingdom of León in 868, gained its independence as the Kingdom of Portugal with the Treaty of Zamora in 1143.
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ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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PT | Portuguese language |