Cabeceiras de Basto explained

Type:	municipality
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	41.5333°N -9°W
Region:	Norte
Cim:	Ave
District:	Braga
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	Francisco Alves
Area Total:	241.82
Population Total:	16,710
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	12
Website:	cm-cabeceiras-basto.pt

Cabeceiras de Basto (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710,^[1] in an area of 241.82 km².^[2]

The municipality borders the municipality of Montalegre to the north, Boticas to the northeast, Ribeira de Pena to the east, Mondim de Basto to the southeast, Celorico de Basto to the south, Fafe to the west and Vieira do Minho to the northwest.

The present mayor is Francisco Alves, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Abadim
• Alvite e Passos
• Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune
• Basto
• Bucos
• Cabeceiras de Basto
  • Cavez Faia
• Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas
• Pedraça
• Refojos de Basto, Outeiro e Painzela
• Rio Douro

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 30. 20 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.