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The North Region (Portuguese: Região do Norte [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w du ˈnɔɾtɨ]) or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,576,205 inhabitants according to the 2017 census, and its area is 21,278 kilometres (13,222 mi) with a density of 173 inhabitants per ...
In the particular case of Galicia and the north of Portugal, their prevalent social ties and cultural resemblance, along with demand for a mutual and strengthened infrastructure and city-based economies, creates a demand for better transport services and connections between neighboring cities like Vigo or Porto, as well as other agreements of a ...
Minho (Portuguese:) was a former province in Portugal, established in 1936 and dissolved in 1976. It consisted of 23 municipalities , with its capital in the city of Braga . [ 1 ] Today, the area would include the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo .
Portugal is a coastal nation in western Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers: a total of 1,215 kilometres (755 mi)). The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean (the Azores and Madeira ), which are strategic islands along the ...
The separated municipalities of Gaia and Vila Nova were integrated in the administration of Porto city between 1383 and 1518. [2] In 1936, when Portugal was divided into 13 official provinces, Entre Douro e Minho was split into Minho Province and Douro Litoral Province.
The Atlantic Bronze Age is a cultural complex of the Bronze Age period of approximately 1300–700 BC, that marked the economic and cultural exchange between the current territories of Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain and Ireland. During this time, tin from throughout Atlantic Europe was traded in the Mediterranean.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikisource; ... Portugal geography-related lists (2 C, 14 P) + Geography of the Azores (7 C, 4 P)
For the winchat, the area of Mourela is the unique nesting ground in Portugal, while the red-backed shrike and yellowhammer are limited to Castro Laboreiro plateau and northern corners of the park. Also important to highlight is the gold-striped salamander ( Chioglossa lusitanica ) a species endemic to the northwest Iberian peninsula, typically ...