Cabeceiras de Basto

Municipality in Norte, Portugal

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Coat of arms

Coordinates: 41°32′N 8°01′W / 41.533°N 8.017°W / 41.533; -8.017Country

PortugalRegionNorteIntermunic. comm.AveDistrictBragaParishes12Government

• PresidentFrancisco Alves (PS)Area

• Total241.82 km² (93.37 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total16,710 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitecm-cabeceiras-basto.pt

Cabeceiras de Basto (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐβɨˈsɐjɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃtu] ^ⓘ) 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]

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]

Abadim
Alvite e Passos
Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune
Basto
Bucos
Cabeceiras de Basto
Cavez
Faia
Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas
Pedraça
Refojos de Basto, Outeiro e Painzela
Rio Douro

Gallery

Saint Michael's Monastery
Basto's Statue
Culture House

References

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