Cávado (intermunicipal community)

Map showing the location of the Cávado subregion

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2008.[1] It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Norte Region. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Braga. Cávado comprises part of the former Braga District. The population in 2011 was 410,169,[2] in an area of 1,245.79 km²,[3] which makes it one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal.

Its name is derived from the Cávado River that drains a large part of its territory. It borders the Ave Subregion and Grande Porto Subregion to the south, Tâmega Subregion e Alto Trás-os-Montes Subregion to the east, Minho-Lima Subregion to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Municipalities

It is composed of six municipalities:[4]

Municipality Population (2011)[2] Area (km²)[3]
Amares18,889 81.95
Barcelos120,391 378.90
Braga181,494 183.40
Esposende34,254 95.41
Terras de Bouro7,253 277.46
Vila Verde47,888 228.67
Total410,1691,245.79

References

  1. ↑ CIM Cávado
  2. 1 2 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. 1 2 Direção-Geral do Território
  4. ↑ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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Coordinates: 41°32′39″N 8°25′19″W / 41.54417°N 8.42194°W / 41.54417; -8.42194

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