Terras de Bouro

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official_name = Terras de Bouro


image_coat_of_arms = TBR.png

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Region = Norte
Subregion = Cávado
District = Braga
Mayor_name = António Afonso
Mayor_party = PSD
area_total = 277.5
population_total = 7,955
population_density = 29
Parishes = 17
coor = 41º43'N 8º18'W
params = 41_43_N_8_18_W
occasion = Saint John
day = June 24
website = http://www.cm-terrasdebouro.pt
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Terras de Bouro (pron. IPA2|'tɛʁɐʃ dɨ 'bo(ow)ɾu) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 277.5 km² and a total population of 7,955 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 17 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga. The present Mayor is António Ferreira Afonso, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 24, after Saint John.

History

The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi in their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and establishment in Gallaecia (modern northern Portugal and Galicia). The Buri settled in the region between the rivers Cávado and Homem, in the area know as thereafter as "Terras de Boiro" or "Terras de Bouro" (Lands of the Buri) [Domingos Maria da Silva, "Os Búrios", Terras de Bouro, Câmara Municipal de Terras de Bouro, 2006. (in Portuguese)] .

Parishes

* Balança
* Brufe
* Campo do Gerês
* Carvalheira
* Chamoim
* Chorense
* Cibões
* Covide
* Gondoriz
* Moimenta (Terras de Bouro)
* Monte
* Ribeira
* Rio Caldo
* Souto
* Valdosende
* Vilar
* Vilar da Veiga

Notes

External links

* [http://www.cm-terrasdebouro.pt Municipality official website]