Vale de Cambra (; cel-x-proto, Cambra) is a city and a
municipality
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in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 147.33 km2.[Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
/ref> 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
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Aveiro District is bordered by the Po ...
, in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion. It is now one of the municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto
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.
The present Mayor is José Alberto Freitas Soares Pinheiro e Silva, elected by the CDS – People's Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Vale de Cambra, capitale des teintures et des tatouages sauvages.
Climate
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):
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
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* João Paulo Fernandes, (born 1984), Portuguese boccia
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player and Paralympic champion.
See also
* Hóquei Académico de Cambra, a rink hockey club.
References
External links
Municipality official website
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