Terras de Bouro
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Terras de Bouro (pron. IPA: ['tɛʁɐʃ dɨ 'bo(ou)ɾu]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 277.5 km² and a total population of 7,955 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 17 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga. The present Mayor is António Ferreira Afonso, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 24, after Saint John.
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| - Country | Portugal | |||||
| - Region | Norte | |||||
| - Subregion | Cávado | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Braga | |||||
| Mayor | António Afonso | |||||
| - Party | PSD | |||||
| Area | 277.5 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 7,955 | |||||
| - Density | 29/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 17 | |||||
| Coordinates | 41º43'N 8º18'W | |||||
| Municipal holiday | Saint John June 24 |
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| Website: http://www.cm-terrasdebouro.pt | ||||||
- Balança
- Brufe
- Campo do Gerês
- Carvalheira
- Chamoim
- Chorense
- Cibões
- Covide
- Gondoriz
- Moimenta (Terras de Bouro)
- Monte
- Ribeira
- Rio Caldo
- Souto
- Valdosende
- Vilar
- Vilar da Veiga
[edit] History
The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi in their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and establishment in Gallaecia (modern northern Portugal and Galicia). The Buri settled in the region between the rivers Cávado and Homem, in the area know as thereafter as Terras de Boiro or Terras de Bouro (Lands of the Buri))[1].
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Domingos Maria da Silva, Os Búrios, Terras de Bouro, Câmara Municipal de Terras de Bouro, 2006. (in Portuguese)
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| Amares | Barcelos | Braga | Cabeceiras de Basto | Celorico de Basto | Esposende | Fafe | Guimarães Póvoa de Lanhoso | Terras de Bouro | Vieira do Minho | Vila Nova de Famalicão | Vila Verde | Vizela |
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