Valbom

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Valbom

Total population

14,407

Land area4.55 km²

Coordinates41.14°, -8.56°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Valbom is a city and a former civil parish in the municipality of Gondomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Gondomar, Valbom e Jovim. It has about 15,000 residents. It was elevated to city status on 9 December 2004. For generations Valbom was a fishing village, due to its location by the river Douro. Today, local crafts dominate the economy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Vanessa Fernandes

Portuguese triathlete

Vítor Baía

Portuguese footballer

António Soares dos Reis

Portuguese sculptor (1847–1889)

José Moreira

Portuguese footballer

Bruno Vale

Portuguese footballer (1983-)

Raul Brandão

Portuguese writer and journalist (1867-1930)

Wilson Eduardo

Portuguese footballer

Vasco Graça Moura

Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician (1942–2014)

F

Filipe Gouveia

Portuguese association football player

A

António Reis

Portuguese film director (1927-1991)

Luciana Abreu

Portuguese singer, actress and television host

B

Bruno Manuel Araújo Braga

Portuguese footballer

F

Fábio Martins

Portuguese footballer

H

Hugo Nunes Coelho

Portuguese footballer

J

José Guimarães

fencer

J

José María Sá Lemos

Portuguese sculptor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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