Alijó

Also known as Alijó Municipality

Alijó (), officially the Town of Alijó (), is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2021 was 10,486, in an area of 297.60 km2.

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Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.name: Alijó
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Town of Alijó
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Pt-alj1.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: Brasão_de_armas_-_Alijó,_Portugal.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: Pinhão, Vale do Douro, Portugal .jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: Part of the landscape of Pinhão, which motivated the classification parts of Alijó as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe: yes
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom: 9
Portuguese subdivision.region: Norte
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Douro

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History
Geography
Physical geography
Ecoregions/Protected areas
Biome
Climate
Human geography
Economy
Notable people
References
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Alijó (), officially the Town of Alijó (), is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2021 was 10,486, in an area of 297.60 km2.

==History== thumb|235px|left|The Anta da Fonte Coberta, a funerary dolmen in the parish of Vila Chã There are several megalithic structures, dolmens and castros in Alijó evidencing the pre-historic occupation of the region by semi-nomadic tribes, dating back to the 10th century BC. Many of the archaeological sites are well documented, and most of the archaeological evidence continue to be unearthed in reasonable condition.