Vieira do Minho
Vieira do Minho | |
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| Coordinates: 41°38′N 8°08′W / 41.633°N 8.133°WCoordinates: 41°38′N 8°08′W / 41.633°N 8.133°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Ave |
| District | Braga |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Government | |
| • President | (PSD-CDS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216.44 km2 (83.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,997 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
Vieira do Minho (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐjɾɐ ðu ˈmiɲu] (
listen), locally [biˈejrɐ ðu ˈmiɲu]) is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,997,[1] in an area of 216.44 km².[2]
The present mayor is António Cardoso, elected by a coalition between PSD and the CDS-PP People's Party (Portugal).
Parishes[]
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Anissó e Soutelo
- Anjos e Vilar do Chão
- Caniçada e Soengas
- Cantelães
- Eira Vedra
- Guilhofrei
- Louredo
- Mosteiro
- Parada do Bouro
- Pinheiro
- Rossas
- Ruivães e Campos
- Salamonde
- Tabuaças
- Ventosa e Cova
- Vieira do Minho
General information[]
Vieira do Minho is essentially a rural municipality. Along with the town of Vieira do Minho, the seat of the municipality, the other major location in the municipality is the town of with 2,071 inhabitants.
References[]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 128-129" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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