Cávado (intermunicipal community)
Map showing the location of the Cávado subregion
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2008.[1] It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Norte Region. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Braga. Cávado comprises part of the former Braga District. The population in 2011 was 410,169,[2] in an area of 1,245.79 km²,[3] which makes it one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal.
Its name is derived from the Cávado River that drains a large part of its territory. It borders the Ave Subregion and Grande Porto Subregion to the south, Tâmega Subregion e Alto Trás-os-Montes Subregion to the east, Minho-Lima Subregion to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Municipalities
It is composed of six municipalities:[4]
| Municipality | Population (2011)[2] | Area (km²)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Amares | 18,889 | 81.95 |
| Barcelos | 120,391 | 378.90 |
| Braga | 181,494 | 183.40 |
| Esposende | 34,254 | 95.41 |
| Terras de Bouro | 7,253 | 277.46 |
| Vila Verde | 47,888 | 228.67 |
| Total | 410,169 | 1,245.79 |
References
- ↑ CIM Cávado Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- 1 2 Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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