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Amarante(11)Baião(6)Felgueiras(12)Gondomar(13)Lousada(2)Maia(23)Marco de Canaveses(5)Matosinhos(63)Paços de Ferreira(11)Paredes(11)Penafiel(16)Porto(487)Póvoa de Varzim(14)Santo Tirso(16)Trofa(5)Valongo(15)Vila do Conde(9)Vila Nova de Gaia(67)






  • Amarante(11)
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  • Felgueiras(12)
  • Gondomar(13)
  • Lousada(2)
  • Maia(23)
  • Marco de Canaveses(5)
  • Matosinhos(63)
  • Paços de Ferreira(11)
  • Paredes(11)
  • Penafiel(16)
  • Porto(487)
  • Póvoa de Varzim(14)
  • Santo Tirso(16)
  • Trofa(5)
  • Valongo(15)
  • Vila do Conde(9)
  • Vila Nova de Gaia(67)
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