Vila Verde () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Braga in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 46,446,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
in an area of 228.67 km².
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Vila Verde's current mayor, as of 26 September 2021, is Júlia Fernandes of the Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
For ...
. She succeeded António Vilela of the same party. The municipal holiday is 13 June.
The county of Vila Verde has a little over 150 years of existence and is one of the biggest counties in the Minho Province
Minho () was a former province in Portugal, established in 1936 and dissolved in 1976. It consisted of 23 municipalities, with its capital in the city of Braga. Today, the area would include the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Minho has ...
.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 33 civil parishes (''freguesias
''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 ...
''):Loureira
Loureira is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Vila Verde. The population in 2021 was 1106 in an area of 1.87 km².
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* Marrancos e Arcozelo
* Moure
* Oleiros
* Oriz (Santa Marinha e São Miguel)
* Parada de Gatim
* Pico
* Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós
* Ponte
* Ribeira do Neiva
Ribeira do Neiva is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde
Vila Verde () is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 46,446,[Penegate Tower
The Tower of Penegate ( pt, Torre de Penegate), is a 3-storey quadrilateral tower, located in the civil parish of São Miguel de Carreiras in municipality of Vila Verde, in the northern region of Portugal.
History
The first reference to the topo ...]
Gallery
File:Igreja de Carreiras S. Miguel.JPG, Saint Michael's church, Carreiras
File:Torre de Penegate.JPG, Penegate tower
File:Torre e Casa de Gomariz (2).jpg, Gomariz tower
File:Igreja de Pedregais.jpg, Pedregais church
Notable people
* Augusto Gama
Augusto Vilela Gama (born 26 January 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Rio Ave FC.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 206 matches and 14 goals over 11 seasons ...
(born 1970) a former footballer with 484 club caps and a manager
* Bruno Gama
Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama (born 15 November 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 129 matches and 11 goals over seven seasons, mainly repr ...
(born 1987) a professional footballer with over 440 club caps
References
External links
Municipality official website
Towns in Portugal
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