Vimioso (, ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of Bragança in the northern part of

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a Sovereign state, country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southern Europe, Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes ...

. The population in 2011 was 4,669, in an area of 481.59 km².Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
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Mirandese The Mirandese language ( mwl, mirandés, links=no or ''lhéngua mirandesa''; pt, mirandês or ) is an Astur-Leonese language or language variety that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in Terra de Miranda (made up of t ...

speakers. In 1516, Vimioso was elevated to the administrative status of a village by order of King Manual I.

Geography

Climate

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 10 parishes: * Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva * Caçarelhos e Angueira * Argozelo * Carção * Matela * Pinelo * Santulhão * Vale de Frades e Avelanoso * Vilar Seco * Vimioso Vimioso05.jpg, The Romanesque Matriz Church Ponte e Calçada Medieval de Algoso - Vimioso - 53.jpg, Medieval bridge of Algoso

References

Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Bragança District {{Bragança-geo-stub