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, in an area of 147.33 km². 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
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
- 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
- Rui Filipe, (1968–1994), Portuguese footballer with 222 club caps and 6 for Portugal
- João Paulo Fernandes, (born 1984), Portuguese boccia player and Paralympic champion.
See also
- Hóquei Académico de Cambra, a rink hockey club.
References
External links
- Municipality official website
