Guimares is a city in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and the Braga district. Guimares City is made of 16 parishes and , as of 2001, has a population of 69,600. The municipal areas surrounding Guimares City have a population of 158,572 and are made up of 68 parishes. In Portugal, Guimares is known as the place where the country was born.
Guimares is one of the most industrial municipalities in Portugal. Its primary industries are textiles and metalomechanics. The Historic Centre of Guimares was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001 by UNESCO.
The Campus of Azurm campus of the Universidade do Minho is located in Guimares.
Vitria SC (also known as Guimares) is a football club based in Guimares.
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Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho. It is the capital of Braga district and an important city of continental Portugal with a population of 112,089 in 23 parishes (urban area). The municipality has 62 parishes and 163,784 inhabitants (2001 census). Under the Roman Empire, it was capital of the province Calaecia, and its name was Bracara Augusta.
The Braga district includes other cities like Guimarães, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Barcelos and some others.
The Braga city has a very nice roman-style center, with many churches. Also, in a little mountain near the city, there are two
Portimão is a city located in the Algarve, on the southern coast of Portugal.
Loulé is a city in the Algarve region, southern Portugal. It is placed NW of Faro.
Horta pot tenir els següents significats:
Agricultura: una horta és una terra de regadiu (vegeu conreu de regadiu)
Horta també apareix freqüentment en la toponímia dels Països Catalans i de Portugal
a Barcelona: el barri d'Horta
al País Valencià: la comarca de l'Horta de València
a la Terra Alta: el poble de l'Horta de Sant Joan
a Portugal: la ciutat d'Horta (Açores)
Pinhel is one of 308 concelhos in Portugal, chartered in 1209 by D. Sancho I.
