Vimioso
Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Vimioso (Portuguese: [vimiˈozu] ⓘ, Mirandese: [bimiˈoz̺ʊ]) is a municipality in the district of Bragança in the northern part of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,669,[1] in an area of 481.59 km².[2] It is recognised as having a significant number of Mirandese speakers.
In 1516, Vimioso was elevated to the administrative status of a village by order of King Manual I.
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Pinelo, Vimioso, altitude: 607 m (1,991 ft) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81 (3.2) | 71 (2.8) | 47 (1.9) | 51 (2.0) | 59 (2.3) | 32 (1.3) | 12 (0.5) | 10 (0.4) | 34 (1.3) | 75 (3.0) | 84 (3.3) | 83 (3.3) | 639 (25.3) |
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3] |
Parishes
The municipality is composed of 10 parishes:[4]
- Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva
- Caçarelhos e Angueira
- Argozelo
- Carção
- Matela
- Pinelo
- Santulhão
- Vale de Frades e Avelanoso
- Vilar Seco
- Vimioso
- The Romanesque Matriz Church
- Medieval bridge of Algoso
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ "Monthly Precipitation Pinelo". APA. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 140" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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