Monção
Monção (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈsɐ̃w] (
Monção | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 42°04′35″N 8°28′55″W | |
Country | |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
District | Viana do Castelo |
Parishes | 24 |
Government | |
• President | José Moreira (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 211.31 km2 (81.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,230 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www |
Climate
Monção has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers, although short, the dry season is dry enough to avoid being classified has an oceanic climate like nearby Vigo.
Climate data for Monção (Valinha), 1971-2000 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
42.0 (107.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
20.3 (68.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 147.8 (5.82) |
125.7 (4.95) |
83.0 (3.27) |
100.7 (3.96) |
98.3 (3.87) |
49.8 (1.96) |
21.9 (0.86) |
24.0 (0.94) |
73.2 (2.88) |
134.9 (5.31) |
136.3 (5.37) |
182.9 (7.20) |
1,178.5 (46.39) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.2 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 145.1 |
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[3] |
Notable people
- José Gomes Temporão, Minister of Health of Brazil
- Fernando Vilar, Uruguayan newsanchor
Population
Population of Monção Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
12,095 | 14,983 | 26,077 | 24,585 | 27,393 | 23,799 | 21,799 | 19,956 | 19,230 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 24 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Abedim
- Anhões e Luzio
- Barbeita
- Barroças e Taias
- Bela
- Cambeses
- Ceivães e Badim
- Lara
- Longos Vales
- Mazedo e Cortes
- Merufe
- Messegães, Valadares e Sá
- Monção e Troviscoso
- Moreira
- Pias
- Pinheiros
- Podame
- Portela
- Riba de Mouro
- Sago, Lordelo e Parada
- Segude
- Tangil
- Troporiz e Lapela
- Trute
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See also
- Vinho Verde
- Brejoeira Palace
- Mercy Charitys's Church of Valadares
- Longos Vales's Monastery
- Castelo de Monção
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- "Monthly Averages for Valinha, Monção (1971–2000)" (PDF). Instituto de Meteorologia.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 75-76" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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