Vila do Conde

Vila do Conde is a city and parish in Portugal with a population of 25,731. Together with the urban parishes of Azurara and Arvore the urban area of the city has 32,094 in the estuary of the Ave river, in the north of Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. This city and Póvoa de Varzim form a single urban area.

Related Topics:
Portugal - Oporto - Póvoa de Varzim

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The municipality has 74,057 inhabitants in 30 parishes.

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It is essentially a beach resort with a hi-tech industrial park in Mindelo with some semi-conductor industries. The downtown includes historical monuments such has the Santa Clara Monastery (Convento de Santa Clara, originally built in 14th century, was restructured in the 18th century), ancient churches and the Alfândega.

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