Vilamar e Corticeiro de Cima is a civil parish in the municipality of
Cantanhede, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Vilamar and Corticeiro de Cima.
The population in 2011 was 1,501,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 11.05 km².
[Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
/ref> The civil parish is composed of four census designated villages, Vilamar being the seat and main town.
Location
The parish is about 10 kilometers northwest of the city of Cantanhede, and 13 kilometers from the Atlantic coast.
Economy
Economic activity is largely based on agriculture
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and jewellery
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, for which it is known throughout Portugal and beyond since the 19th century.
References
Freguesias of Cantanhede, Portugal
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