Cabeceiras de Basto

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Cabeceiras de Basto
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Coordinates: 41°32′N8°01′W / 41.533°N 8.017°W / 41.533; -8.017 Coordinates: 41°32′N8°01′W / 41.533°N 8.017°W / 41.533; -8.017
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Norte
Intermunic. comm. Ave
District Braga
Parishes 12
Government
   President Francisco Alves (PS)
Area
  Total241.82 km2 (93.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total16,710
  Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website cm-cabeceiras-basto.pt

Cabeceiras de Basto (Portuguese pronunciation:  [kɐβɨˈsɐjɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃtu] ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )) is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710, [1] in an area of 241.82 km². [2]

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The municipality borders the municipality of Montalegre to the north, Boticas to the northeast, Ribeira de Pena to the east, Mondim de Basto to the southeast, Celorico de Basto to the south, Fafe to the west and Vieira do Minho to the northwest.

The present mayor is Francisco Alves, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes ( freguesias ): [3]

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References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 30" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.