Póvoa de Lanhoso
| Póvoa de Lanhoso | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 41°34′N 8°16′W / 41.567°N 8.267°WCoordinates: 41°34′N 8°16′W / 41.567°N 8.267°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Ave | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Ave | ||
| District | Braga | ||
| Parishes | 22 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Manuel Baptista (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 21,886 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website |
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Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɔvuɐ ðɨ lɐˈɲozu], locally: [ˈpɔβuɐ ðɨ lɐˈɲozu]) is a municipality in the district of Braga, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886,[1] in an area of 134.65 km².[2]
The present Mayor is Manuel Soares Baptista, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes:[3]
- Águas Santas e Moure
- Calvos e Frades
- Campos e Louredo
- Covelas
- Esperança e Brunhais
- Ferreiros
- Fonte Arcada e Oliveira
- Galegos
- Garfe
- Geraz do Minho
- Lanhoso
- Monsul
- Póvoa de Lanhoso
- Rendufinho
- Santo Emilião
- São João de Rei
- Serzedelo
- Sobradelo da Goma
- Taíde
- Travassos
- Verim, Friande e Ajude
- Vilela
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 100-101" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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