| Monção | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Flag Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 42°04′35″N 8°28′55″W / 42.07639°N 8.48194°W / 42.07639; -8.48194 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
| District | Viana do Castelo |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Government | |
| • President | Antonio Barbosa (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211.31 km (81.59 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,230 |
| • Density | 91/km (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
Monção (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈsɐ̃w] ; Spanish: Monzón) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230, in an area of 211.31 km. The current mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12.
Climate
Monção has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers. Although short, the summer season is dry enough to avoid being classified has a humid subtropical climate or an oceanic climate like nearby Vigo.
| Climate data for Monção (Valinha), 1971-2000 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98 | 105 | 151 | 168 | 196 | 240 | 282 | 265 | 207 | 148 | 118 | 85 | 2,063 |
| Source 1: Instituto de Meteorologia | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Portuguese Environment Agency (for sunshine 1967-1990) | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro (1846 in Pias, Monção – 1918) an army officer and politician; 10th Count of Pimenta de Castro
- José Gomes Temporão (born 1951) a Brazilian public health physician and Minister of Health of Brazil, 2007 to 2010.
- Fernando Vilar (born 1954 in Lara, Monção) a Uruguayan journalist and news anchor.
Population
| Population of Monção Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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):
- 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
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.
- "Plano de Gestão da Região hidrográfica do Minho e Lima" (PDF). APA. p. 136. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 75-76" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
| Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District | |
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