Alvito (São Pedro e São Martinho) e Couto is a

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in the municipality of Barcelos in the district of

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. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alvito (São Pedro), Alvito (São Martinho) and Couto. The population in 2011 was 1,438,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 8.54 km².

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