Terras de Bouro (), also known as Terras de Boiro, is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Braga
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in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,253,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 277.46 km².[Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
/ref> It is bordered to the north by Ponte da Barca and Spain
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, to the east by Montalegre, to the south by Vieira do Minho, to the southwest by Amares
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Amares limits to the north and northeast with the municipa ...
, and to the west by Vila Verde. Its municipal seat of power is in Town of Terras de Bouro , located in the Moimenta parish. Said town was previously named Vila da Cova, which made Terras de Bouro the only municipality in Portugal with a unique name (instead of simply being named after its seat of power). The town's name would eventually be changed in 2005 to match that of the municipality, getting rid of this exception.
The present Mayor is Manuel Tibo, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is 20 October, day that celebrates the granting of a charter by King D. Manuel I in 1514 .
History
The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi
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The Suebi (also spelled Suavi, Suevi or Suebians ...
in their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula
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and establishment in Gallaecia
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(modern northern Portugal
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). The Buri settled in the region between the rivers Cávado and Homem, in the area known thereafter as ''Terras de Boiro'' or ''Terras de Bouro'' (Lands of the Buri).
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
See also
* Vilarinho da Furna
Notes
External links
Municipality official website
Towns in Portugal
Municipalities of Braga District
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