Gondomar | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Coordinates: 41°9′N 8°32′W / 41.150°N 8.533°WCoordinates: 41°9′N 8°32′W / 41.150°N 8.533°W | |||
Country | Portugal | ||
Region | Norte | ||
Subregion | Grande Porto | ||
Metropolitan area | Porto | ||
District | Porto | ||
Parishes | 7 | ||
Government | |||
• President | Marco Martins (PS) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 131.86 km2 (50.91 sq mi) | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 168,027 | ||
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
Website | http://www.cm-gondomar.pt |
Gondomar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõduˈmaɾ]) is a municipality located in the east of Portugal's Porto Metropolitan Area. The population in 2011 was 168,027, in an area of 131.86 km². Gondomar's mayor is Marco Martins.
Gondomar is well known for its jewelry industry, and its name can be traced, like many other toponyms of Northern Portugal, to a prominent Visigothic figure of his day, the King Gundemar.
Cities are:
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):