| Type: | municipality |
| Official Name: | Vale de Cambra |
| Coordinates: | 40.85°N -32°W |
| Region: | Norte |
| Metro: | Porto |
| District: | Aveiro |
| Leader Party: | CDS–PP |
| Leader Name: | José Pinheiro |
| Area Total Km2: | 147.33 |
| Population Total: | 22,864 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Parishes: | 7 |
| Website: | http://www.cm-valedecambra.pt |
Vale de Cambra (pronounced as /pt/; cel-x-proto|Cambra) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864,[1] in an area of 147.33 km².[2] 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, in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion. It is now one of the municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto.
The present Mayor is José Alberto Freitas Soares Pinheiro e Silva, elected by the CDS – People's Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
| Population of Vale de Cambra Municipality (1801 – 2004) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | |
| 9489 | 10166 | 12264 | 15745 | 20404 | 24224 | 24537 | 24805 | 24761 | 24591 | |
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
The mountains of Freita and Arada: Serra da Freita & Serra da Arada
These mountains are a part to the European Nature 2000
Arouca Geopark