Cávado (intermunicipal community)

Intermunicipal community in Norte, Portugal

41°33′N 8°28′W / 41.550°N 8.467°W / 41.550; -8.467Country

PortugalRegionNorteEstablished2008SeatBragaMunicipalities6Area

• Total1,245.79 km² (481.00 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total410,169 • Density330/km² (850/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitewww.cimcavado.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkavɐðu]) is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2008.^[1] It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Norte Region.^[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Braga, Norte. Cávado comprises part of the former Braga District. The population in 2011 was 410,169,^[3] in an area of 1,245.79 square kilometres (481.00 sq mi),^[4] which makes it one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal. Currently, as of 2021, it has 416.679 inhabitants^[5] and a population density of 351 per square kilometres.

Its name is derived from the Cávado River that drains a large part of its territory. It borders the intermunicipal community of Ave and the Metropolitan Area of Porto to the south, Alto Tâmega to the east, Alto Minho to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Municipalities

It is composed of six municipalities:^[6]

Municipality	Population (2011)^[3]	Area (km²)^[4]
Amares	18,889	81.95
Barcelos	120,391	378.90
Braga	181,494	183.40
Esposende	34,254	95.41
Terras de Bouro	7,253	277.46
Vila Verde	47,888	228.67
Total	410,169	1,245.79

References

^ CIM Cávado Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
^ ^a ^b Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ ^a ^b "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ "Censos 2021 - Resultados Provisórios". Censos 2021 - Resultados Provisórios. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Law nr. 75/2013" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.