Terras de Bouro () is a

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in the district of

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in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,253,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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and

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, to the east by

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, to the south by

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, to the southwest by

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, and to the west by

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. The present Mayor is Manuel Tibo, elected by the

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. The municipal holiday is 20 October, day that celebrates the granting of a charter by King D. Manuel I in 1514 .

History

The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the

Suebi The Suebi (or Suebians, also spelled Suevi, Suavi) were a large group of Germanic peoples originally from the Elbe river region in what is now Germany and the Czech Republic. In the early Roman era they included many peoples with their own names ...

in their invasion of the

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and establishment in

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(modern northern

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). The Buri settled in the region between the rivers Cávado and Homem, in the area known thereafter as ''Terras de Boiro'' or ''Terras de Bouro'' (Lands of the Buri).

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 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 ...

''): *

Balança Balança is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the district of Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district o ...

Campo do Gerês Campo do Gerês is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the district of Braga. The population in 2011 was 149, in an area of 62.38 km2. Description The parish is located within the ...

Carvalheira Carvalheira is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 292, in an area of 9.93 km2. History In the inquiries of Afonso II in 1220, Carv ...

Chamoim e Vilar Chamoim e Vilar (officially, União das Freguesias de Chamoim e Vilar) is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the district of Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a mu ...

Chorense e Monte Chorense e Monte (officially, União das Freguesias de Chorense e Monte) is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the district of Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a ...

* Cibões e Brufe * Covide * Gondoriz * Moimenta * Ribeira * Rio Caldo * Souto * Valdosende * Vilar da Veiga

Notes

External links

Municipality official website
Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Braga District {{Braga-geo-stub

History

Parishes

See also

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