The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho () is an administrative division in northern

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. It is situated between the

Minho River The Minho ( , ) or Miño ( , , ; cel-x-proto, Miniu) is the longest river in Galicia, sharing the border with Portugal, with a length of . By discharge, it is the fourth river of the Iberian peninsula, after the Douro, Ebro, and Tagus. The Min ...

and Lima River. It was created in October 2008. Since January 2015, Alto Minho is also a

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subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The main town of the intermunicipal community is Viana do Castelo. The intermunicipal community is coterminous with the former

Viana do Castelo District The Viana do Castelo District ( pt, Distrito de Viana do Castelo ) is a district located in the northwest of Portugal, bordered on the north by Spain (Galicia) and on the south by Braga District. It has an area of and a population of 252,011 (20 ...

. The population in 2011 was 244,836,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 2,218.84 km². It borders to the north the

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autonomous region in

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and to the south with the Cávado intermunicipal community. It is an area with a strong gastronomic identity and produces a specific type of

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called

Vinho Verde Vinho Verde () (literally 'green wine') refers to Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far north of the country. The modern-day 'Vinho Verde' region, originally designated in 1908, includes the old Minho provi ...

(young wine).

Municipalities

It is composed of ten municipalities:

References

External links

Official website CIM Alto Minho
{{Regions of Portugal Intermunicipal communities of Portugal Norte Region, Portugal