Póvoa de Lanhoso
Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɔvuɐ ðɨ lɐˈɲozu] ⓘ), officially Town of Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese: Vila da Póvoa de Lanhoso), is a town and municipality in the district of Braga in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886,[1] in an area of 134.65 km².[2]
Póvoa de Lanhoso | |
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| Town of Póvoa de Lanhoso | |
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| Coordinates: 41°34′N 8°16′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Ave |
| District | Braga |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Government | |
| • President | Avelino Silva (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,886 |
| • Density | 162.54/km2 (420.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
The present Mayor is Avelino Silva,[3] elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.
Economy
Agriculture, forestry and tourism are important economic activities in the municipality. Light industry is present too. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company headquartered in Esposende, has a major industrial plant in Póvoa de Lanhoso.[4]
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes:[5]
Notable people
- Gonçalo Sampaio (1865 in São Gens de Calvos – 1937) a Portuguese botanist.
- Vítor Machado Ferreira (born 2000), known as Vitinha a footballer with over 60 club caps and one for Portugal
