Póvoa de Lanhoso (, ) is a
municipality in the district of
Braga, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an area of 134.65 km².
The present Mayor is Avelino Silva, elected by the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
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. The municipal holiday is March 19.
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes:
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Águas Santas e Moure
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Calvos e Frades
Calvos e Frades is a '' freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, northern Portugal
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Campos e Louredo
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Covelas
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Esperança e Brunhais Esperança (Portuguese and Catalan for "hope") may refer to:
Places
* Esperança, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil
*Esperança, Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil
* Esperança (Arronches), a parish in the municipality of Arronches, Portugal
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Ferreiros
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Fonte Arcada e Oliveira
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Galegos
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Garfe
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Geraz do Minho
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Lanhoso
Lanhoso is a Portuguesa Freguesia in the Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso
Póvoa de Lanhoso (, ) is a municipality in the district of Braga, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an area of 134.65 km².
The present Mayor is Aveli ...
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Monsul
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Póvoa de Lanhoso
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Rendufinho
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Santo Emilião
Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to:
People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...
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São João de Rei
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
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Serzedelo
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Sobradelo da Goma
Sobradelo da Goma is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso
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Taíde
Taíde is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso
Póvoa de Lanhoso (, ) is a List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in the district of Braga (district), Braga, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an a ...
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Travassos
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Verim, Friande e Ajude Verim, Friande e Ajuda (officially, União das Freguesias de Verim, Friande e Ajuda) is a Portuguese Parish in the Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso
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Vilela
Notable people
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Gonçalo Sampaio
Gonçalo António da Silva Ferreira Sampaio (29 March 1865 in São Gens de Calvos – 28 July 1937 in Porto) was a Portuguese botanist.
He studied mathematics at the University of Coimbra and chemistry, mineralogy and botany at the Polytechni ...
(1865 in São Gens de Calvos – 1937) a Portuguese botanist.
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Vítor Machado Ferreira (born 2000), known as ''
Vitinha'' a footballer with over 60 club caps and one for
Portugal
References
External links
Municipality official websitePhotos from Póvoa de Lanhoso
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