Iberia
Portugal
Viana do Castelo District

Monção Municipality

Monção 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 km2. The current mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12.
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  • Type: Town with 19,200 residents
  • Description: municipality of Portugal
  • Also known as: “Moncao” and “Monção”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salvaterra Castle and Salvaterra Station.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station.

Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bela and Longos Vales.

Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Monção Municipality.

Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Monção Municipality.

Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Monção Municipality.

Monção Municipality

Latitude
42.0787° or 42° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
-8.4814° or 8° 28′ 53″ west
Population
19,200
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8CJH3GH9+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25278430
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8010630
Wiki­data ID
Q425738
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In Other Languages

From Bishnupriya to Waray—“Monção Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Bishnupriya: “মোনকয়াও”
  • Catalan: “Monção”
  • Cebuano: “Monção”
  • Chechen: “Монсан”
  • Chinese: “Monção”
  • Chinese: “蒙桑”
  • Dutch: “Moncao (Portugal)”
  • Dutch: “Monção”
  • Esperanto: “Monção”
  • French: “Monção”
  • Galician: “Monção”
  • German: “Monção”
  • Irish: “Monção”
  • Italian: “Monção”
  • Japanese: “モンサン”
  • Lombard: “Monção (Portogall)”
  • Lombard: “Monção”
  • Luxembourgish: “Monção”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Monção”
  • Mirandese: “Monção”
  • Mirandese: “Monçon (Pertual)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monção”
  • Polish: “Monção”
  • Portuguese: “Monção”
  • Portuguese: “Município de Monção”
  • Russian: “Монсан”
  • Spanish: “Monção”
  • Spanish: “Monzón”
  • Tatar: “Монсан”
  • Turkish: “Monção”
  • Ukrainian: “Монсан”
  • Vietnamese: “Monção, Bồ Đào Nha”
  • Vietnamese: “Monção”
  • Volapük: “Monção”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Monção”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Morraceira and Real.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Casa do Curro and Museu do Alvarinho.

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