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Municipality in Norte, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Vimioso | |
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Coordinates: 41°35′1″N 6°31′42″W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Terras de Trás-os-Montes |
District | Bragança |
Parishes | 10 (list) |
Government | |
• President | José Baptista Rodrigues (PPD-PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 481.59 km2 (185.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,669 |
• Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 5230 |
Area code | 273 |
Website | http://www.cm-vimioso.pt |
In 1516, Vimioso was elevated to the administrative status of a village by order of King Manual I.
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] |
The municipality is composed of 10 parishes:[4]
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