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Municipality in Norte, Portugal
Vieira do Minho
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[vi??j??
ðu
?mi?u]
ⓘ
) 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 Antonio Cardoso, elected by a coalition between PSD and the
CDS?PP
.
Parishes
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (
freguesias
):
[3]
- Anisso e Soutelo
- Anjos e Vilar do Chao
- Canicada e Soengas
- Cantelaes
- Eira Vedra
- Guilhofrei
- Louredo
- Mosteiro
- Parada do Bouro
- Pinheiro
- Rossas
- Ruivaes e Campos
- Salamonde
- Tabuacas
- Ventosa e Cova
- Vieira do Minho
General information
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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
Rossas
[
pt
]
with 2,071 inhabitants.
Notable people
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References
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