Vieira do Minho | |
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Coordinates: 41°38′N 8°08′W / 41.633°N 8.133°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Ave |
District | Braga |
Parishes | 16 |
Government | |
• President | António Cardoso ( PSD- CDS–PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 216.44 km2 (83.57 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,997 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+01:00 ( WEST) |
Website |
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Vieira do Minho (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐjɾɐ ðu ˈmiɲu] ⓘ) 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.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes ( freguesias): [3]
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 with 2,071 inhabitants.