Municipality in Norte, Portugal
Vale de Cambra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈval(ɨ) ðɨ ˈkɐ̃bɾɐ] ⓘ ; Proto-Celtic : *Cambra ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864,[ 1] in an area of 147.33 km².[ 2] It had 21,440 electors in 2006. The city itself has about 4,100 inhabitants and is located in the Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho parish.
The municipality is located in the District of Aveiro , in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion. It is now one of the municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto .
The present Mayor is José Alberto Freitas Soares Pinheiro e Silva, elected by the CDS – People's Party . The municipal holiday is June 13.
Climate
Climate data for Vale de Cambra, 1991-2020, altitude: 306 m (1,004 ft)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
20.5 (68.9)
23.9 (75.0)
28.5 (83.3)
30.1 (86.2)
32.8 (91.0)
36.1 (97.0)
39.5 (103.1)
38.6 (101.5)
34.1 (93.4)
30.9 (87.6)
24.5 (76.1)
21.4 (70.5)
39.5 (103.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)
8.9 (48.0)
9.8 (49.6)
11.8 (53.2)
13.1 (55.6)
15.6 (60.1)
18.4 (65.1)
20.4 (68.7)
20.7 (69.3)
18.9 (66.0)
15.9 (60.6)
12.0 (53.6)
9.7 (49.5)
14.6 (58.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
196.2 (7.72)
122.0 (4.80)
137.3 (5.41)
143.6 (5.65)
113.4 (4.46)
48.7 (1.92)
21.9 (0.86)
35.0 (1.38)
78.4 (3.09)
187.6 (7.39)
204.7 (8.06)
216.5 (8.52)
1,505.3 (59.26)
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
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
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias ):[ 6]
Arões
Cepelos
Junqueira
Macieira de Cambra
Roge
São Pedro de Castelões
Vila Chã
Environment
The mountains of Freita and Arada: Serra da Freita & Serra da Arada
These mountains are a part to the European Nature 2000
Arouca Geopark
Notable people
See also
References
External links