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Intermunicipal community in Norte, Portugal
The
Comunidade Intermunicipal
do Cavado
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[?kav?ðu]
) is an administrative division in northern
Portugal
. It was created in 2008.
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It is also a
NUTS3
subregion of the
Norte Region
.
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The seat of the intermunicipal community is
Braga
,
Norte
. Cavado comprises part of the former
Braga District
. The population in 2011 was 410,169,
[3]
in an area of 1,245.79 square kilometres (481.00 sq mi),
[4]
which makes it one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal. Currently, as of 2021, it has 416.679 inhabitants
[5]
and a population density of 351 per square kilometres.
Its name is derived from the
Cavado River
that drains a large part of its territory. It borders the intermunicipal community of
Ave
and the
Metropolitan Area of Porto
to the south,
Alto Tamega
to the east,
Alto Minho
to the north and the
Atlantic Ocean
to the west.
Municipalities
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It is composed of six municipalities:
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