Monção Municipality

Monção
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 42°04′N 8°29′W / 42.067°N 8.483°W / 42.067; -8.483Coordinates: 42°04′N 8°29′W / 42.067°N 8.483°W / 42.067; -8.483
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte, Portugal
Subregion	Minho-Lima
District/A.R.	Viana do Castelo
Government
- Mayor	José Moreira (PS)
Area
- Total	211.3 km2 (81.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	19,738
- Density	93.4/km2 (241.9/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	33
Municipal holiday	March 12
Website	http://www.cm-moncao.pt/

Monção (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈsɐ̃w]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 211.3 km² and a total population of 19,738 inhabitants (2006).

The municipality is composed of 33 freguesias (parishes), and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo.

The current Mayor is José Emílio Pedreira Moreira, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is March 12.

It is the place of birth of José Gomes Temporão, current Minister of Health of Brazil.

Population

Population of Monção Municipality (1801–2004)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004
12,095	14,983	26,077	24,585	27,393	23,799	21,799	19,956	19,842

Parishes

Abedim Anhões Badim Barbeita Barroças e Taias Bela Cambeses (Monção) Ceivães Cortes (Monção) Lapela Lara (Monção)

Longos Vales Lordelo (Monção) Luzio Mazedo Merufe Messegães Monção (freguesia) Moreira (Monção) Parada (Monção) Pias (Monção) Pinheiros (Monção)

Podame Portela (Monção) Riba de Mouro Sá (Monção) Sago Segude Tangil Troporiz Troviscoso Trute Valadares (Monção)

See also

• Vinho Verde
• Brejoeira Palace
• Mercy Charitys's Church of Valadares
• Longos Vales's Monastery

External links

• Municipality official website
• Quinta de Santo Antonio