Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Pousa |
Region: | Norte |
Cim: | Cávado |
District: | Braga |
Municipality: | Barcelos |
Area Total: | 6.63 |
Population Total: | 2272 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Coordinates: | 41.552°N -8.518°W |
Pousa is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 2,272,[1] in an area of 6.63 km2.[2]
Pousa is located in between the two sub-cities (Barcelos and Braga) in the northern region of Portugal. Many of its residents work in the sub-cities as they are within 30 minutes reach using motorised transport. It is surrounded by a beautiful mainstream river along with mountains filled with pine/oak trees. Forest fires are rare but not overlooked by authorities as there is at least one every year. Pousa has the Auto Estrada Porto-Valença running across through its border of its neighbour (Graca).