Vimioso
Municipality
Main square in the centre of Vimioso
Main square in the centre of Vimioso
Flag of Vimioso
Flag
Coat of arms of Vimioso
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°35′1″N 6°31′42″W / 41.58361°N 6.52833°W / 41.58361; -6.52833
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Terras de Trás-os-Montes
DistrictBragança
Parishes10 (list)
Government
 • PresidentJosé Baptista Rodrigues (PPD-PSD)
Area
 • Total481.59 km2 (185.94 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,669
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
5230
Area code273
Websitehttp://www.cm-vimioso.pt

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.

In 1516, Vimioso was elevated to the administrative status of a village by order of King Manual I.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Pinelo, Vimioso, altitude: 607 m (1,991 ft)
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]

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 10 parishes:[4]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. ^ "Monthly Precipitation Pinelo". APA. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 140" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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