Cabeceiras de Basto () is a

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in the district of

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in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
in an area of 241.82 km². The municipality borders the municipality of

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to the north,

Boticas Boticas () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,750,

to the northeast,

Ribeira de Pena Ribeira de Pena () is a municipality in the Vila Real District, in Norte Region in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,544,Mondim de Basto Mondim de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Vila Real Vila Real () is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the Norte, Portugal, North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro (intermunicipal community) ...

to the southeast,

Celorico de Basto Celorico de Basto () is a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,098, in an area of 181.07 km2. The town of Celorico de Basto has around 2500 inhabitants. The municipality is located bordering the municipali ...

to the south,

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to the west and

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to the northwest. The present mayor is Francisco Alves, elected by the

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. The municipal holiday is September 29.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (''

freguesias (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese overs ...

''): * Abadim *

Alvite e Passos Alvite e Passos is a civil parish in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto Cabeceiras de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Braga Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of ...

Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune is a Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto Municipality, Cabeceiras de Basto, northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Arco de Baúlhe and Vila ...

* Basto * Bucos * Cabeceiras de Basto *

Cavez Cavez is a civil parish in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto Cabeceiras de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Braga Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the north ...

* Faia * Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas * Pedraça * Refojos de Basto, Outeiro e Painzela * Rio Douro

Gallery

File:Mosteiro de São Miguel de Refojos de Basto 10.jpg, Saint Michael's Monastery File:O Basto (2).jpg, Basto's Statue File:Building_(30224539681).jpg, Culture House

References

Towns in Portugal {{Braga-geo-stub