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

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. It was created in 2008. It is also a

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subregion of the Norte Region. The seat of the intermunicipal community is

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, Norte. Cávado comprises part of the former

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. The population in 2011 was 410,169,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of , which makes it one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal. Currently, as of 2021, it has 416.679 inhabitants and a population density of 351 per square kilometres. Its name is derived from the Cávado River that drains a large part of its territory. It borders the intermunicipal community of

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and the

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to the south,

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to the east,

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to the north and the

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to the west.

Municipalities

It is composed of six municipalities:

References

External links

Official website CIM Cávado
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