Monção Municipality
Monção is a town and municipality in the Alto Minho subregion of Portugal. It is situated on the southern bank of the Minho River, which serves as the natural border between Portugal and Spain.
- Town with about 19,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Monsão”
- Description: municipality of Portugal
- Also known as“Monção”“Vila de Monção”
- Neighbors
Places of Interest
Discover Salvaterra Castle and Salvaterra Station.
Salvaterra Station
Salvaterra Station is a railway station.
Câmara Municipal de Monção
Câmara Municipal de Monção is a town hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salvaterra de Miño and Troviscoso.
Salvaterra de Miño
Salvaterra de Miño is a town and municipality in Galicia, Spain.
Monção Municipality
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Latitude
42.0787° or 42° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
-8.4814° or 8° 28′ 53″ west
Open location code
8CJH3GH9+FC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bishnupriya to Waray—“Monção Municipality” goes by many names.
মোনকয়াওBishnupriya
MonçãoCatalan
MonçãoCebuano
МонсанChechen
蒙桑Chinese
MonçãoDutch
Moncao (Portugal)Dutch
MonçãoEsperanto
MonçãoGalician
MonçãoIrish
MonçãoItalian
モンサンJapanese
MonçãoLombard
Monção (Portogall)Lombard
MonçãoLuxembourgish
MonçãoMin Nan Chinese
MonçãoMirandese
Monçon (Pertual)Mirandese
MonçãoNorwegian Bokmål
MonçãoPolish
МонсанRussian
МонсанTatar
MonçãoTumbuka
MonçãoTurkish
МонсанUkrainian
MonçãoVietnamese
Monção, Bồ Đào NhaVietnamese
MonçãoVolapük
MonçãoWaray (Philippines)
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Notable Places Nearby
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