Couto (São Miguel)

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São Miguel do Couto
Coat of arms of São Miguel do Couto
Parish coat of arms
Municipality Santo Tirso
Area 2.39 km²
Population
 - Total 1292 (2001)
 - Density 541/km²
Website: none

São Miguel do Couto is an urban parish located southeast in the city of Santo Tirso, Portugal, near the bottom of Monte Cordova Hill.

As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,292. It covers 2.39 km² of area, most of which is residential although there are some textile industry facilities here, too.

In 907, Count Hermenegildo Gonçalves, governor of the Condado Portucalense, was born here.

Coordinates: 41°19′53″N, 8°27′46″W