Póvoa de Lanhoso
Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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(2011)
Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɔvuɐ 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 Avelino Silva,[3] elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.
Economy
Agriculture, forestry and tourism are important economic activities in the municipality. Light industry is present too. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company headquartered in Esposende, has a major industrial plant in Póvoa de Lanhoso.[4]
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes:[5]
- 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
Notable people
- Gonçalo Sampaio (1865 in São Gens de Calvos – 1937) a Portuguese botanist.
- Vítor Machado Ferreira (born 2000), known as Vitinha a footballer with over 60 club caps and one for Portugal
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Executivo e Pelouros".
- ^ "Prozis investe na expansão da produção na Póvoa de Lanhoso". Câmara Municipal da Póvoa de Lanhoso (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 100-101" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
External links
- Municipality official website
- Photos from Póvoa de Lanhoso
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