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Vila do Conde Municipality (Portugal)

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Vila do Conde municipality
image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Jan 2007
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About the flag

It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a gyronny background (city rank) of red and yellow. This is the flag in use since after the upgrading of the municipality seat to city status, in 1988.02.01, dully confirmed (for there were no significant changes) by CHAAP in 1999.04.19.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 06 Jan 2007

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Coat of arms

Vila do Conde municipality
image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Jan 2007

The arms are Sable on a base wavy barry wavy Argent and Vert a sail ship Gules with three lateens dressed and rigged and flagged Or. Mural crown argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA DO CONDE".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Jan 2007

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Version without the coat of arms

Vila do Conde plain flag
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 2010
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Previous flag

1986-1994 Vila do Conde municipality
image by Sérgio Horta, 6 Jan 2007

Before the upgrading of the municipality seat to city status, in 1988.02.01, the mural crown had only four towers and the flag was quarterly (town rank). This flag and arms were adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : I Série in 1935.04.08.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Jan 2007

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Version without the coat of arms

Vila do Conde plain flag
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 2010
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Presentation of Vila do Conde

Vila do Conde municipality had 74 391 inhabitants in 2001, and it consists of 30 communes, covering 149,0 km². It is part of Porto District, traditional province Douro Litoral, 1999 ref. adm. region Entre Douro e Minho, current C.C.R. / NUTS II Norte, and NUTS III Grande Porto.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 06 Jan 2007


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