Vieira do Minho explained

Type:	municipality
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	41.6333°N -16°W
Region:	Norte
Cim:	Ave
District:	Braga
Leader Party:	PSD-CDS–PP
Leader Name:	António Cardoso
Area Total:	216.44
Population Total:	12,997
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	16

Vieira do Minho (pronounced as /pt/) 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.

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.

Notable people

• Senhorinha of Basto (942–982) a Portuguese Benedictine abbess
• Manuel Monteiro (born Anissó 1962) a jurist, academic professor and former politician.
• Romeu Ribeiro (born 1989) a footballer with over 350 club caps

External links

• Municipality official website
• Página Oficial Facebook

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. 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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 128-129. 4 August 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. pt. pdf.