Valongo is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 municipality

Municipalities of Portugal

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 located in the District of Porto, the city population

Population

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 is 18,698, and the municipality is composed of 5 parish

Parish

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es, of which three are cities (Alfena, Valongo and Ermesinde) and has a total population

Population

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 of 97,814 inhabitants.The two most populous cities (and parishes) in the Valongo municipality are Ermesinde, with a population of 38,315, which is essentially a residential suburb

Suburb

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 of Oporto (Porto) and Alfena which has the most industry in the municipality.

It is the location of the respected Magic Valongo magic festival.

Parishes

The 5 parishes of Valongo are:

• Alfena
  Alfena
  Alfena is a Portuguese city in the municipality of Valongo, Portugal. Its population is around 22,000....
  
  
• Campo
• Ermesinde
  Ermesinde
  Ermesinde is a Portuguese city located in the municipality of Valongo, 9 km northeast from Porto. It has a population of about 40,000 inhabitants and an area of about 7 km². This means that although being the smallest of the civil parishes in Valongo's municipality, it's the most highly...
  
  
• Sobrado
• Valongo