Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho

Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho (Portuguese:Grande Área Metropolitana do Minho) is an administrative division in Portugal. It consists of 13 municipalities that makes the third most populous metropolitan area in the country. They spread over three subregions: Ave (population: 413,292), Cávado (375,969) and Tâmega (37,572). The total population is 826,833 and the largest city is Braga.

2001

Municipality	Population	Area¹	Density²	Subregion
Fafe	52,757	218.87	241.04	Ave
Guimarães	159,576	242.85	657.10
Povoa de Lanhoso	22,772	131.99	172.53
Vieira do Minho	14,724	220.15	66.88
Vila Nova de Famalicão	127,567	201.85	631.99
Vizela	22,595	23.92	939.01
Amares	18,521	81.86	226.25	Cávado
Barcelos	122,096	378.70	322.41
Braga	164,192	183.51	894.74
Terras de Bouro	8,350	276.17	30.24
Vila Verde	46,579	227.20	205.01
Cabeceiras de Basto	17,846	240.88	74.09	Tâmega
Celorico de Basto	20,466	181.10	113.01
Total	798,041	2,609.05	305.87

2011

Municipality	Population	Area¹	Density²	Subregion
Fafe	50,650	218.87	231.42	Ave
Guimarães	158,108	242.85	651.05
Povoa de Lanhoso	21,895	131.99	165.88
Vieira do Minho	12,858	220.15	58.41
Vila Nova de Famalicão	133,804	201.85	662.89
Vizela	23,708	23.92	991.14
Amares	18,886	81.86	230.71	Cávado
Barcelos	120,492	378.70	318.17
Braga	181,819	183.51	990.79
Terras de Bouro	7,282	276.17	26.37
Vila Verde	47,768	227.20	210.25
Cabeceiras de Basto	16,709	240.88	69.37	Tâmega
Celorico de Basto	20.104	181.10	111.01
Total	814,083	2,609.05	312.02

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2/ Population per km²

See also

• Metropolitan areas in Portugal
• Minho Province