Fragoso is a

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freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...

'' ("civil parish"), located in the ''concelho'' ("municipality") of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 2,193,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 12.59 km². Its name is derived from the word ''fragoso'', meaning "rocky" or "uneven". It is derived from the word ''fraga'', meaning "cliff". Its ''Orago'', or

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, is St. Peter the Apostle. The Count of Fragoso was a retainer of the Bishop of Braga.

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Freguesias of Barcelos, Portugal {{braga-geo-stub