Vilamar (Cantanhede)
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Coordinates: 40°25′02″N 8°39′31″W / 40.41722°N 8.65861°W
| Vilamar | |||
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| — civil parish (freguesia) — | |||
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| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 770 | ||
| • Density | 124.2/km2 (322/sq mi) | ||
| Area code(s) | 231 | ||
| Website | [1] | ||
Vilamar is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Cantanhede (Portugal), with 6.20 square kilometers in area and 770 inhabitants (2001). Density: 124.2 inhabitants / km².
[edit] Location
The seat is about eleven kilometers from Cantanhede (Portugal), approximately 7 kilometers from Mira (Portugal) (in the Atlantic coast), and no more than 35 kilometers from Aveiro to the north and Figueira da Foz to the south.
[edit] Economy
Economic activity is largely based on agriculture and jewellery, for which it is known throughout Portugal and beyond since the 19th century.
