Cabeceiras de Basto is a municipality in Portugal

Portugal

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 with a total area of 241.8 km² and a total population of 17,775 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 17 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga District bordering the municipality of Montalegre to the north, Boticas

Boticas

Boticas is a municipality in northern Portugal with a total area of 321.96 km² and population of approximately 6116 inhabitants .-History:...

 to the northeast, Ribeira de Pena

Ribeira de Pena

Ribeira de Pena is a municipality in the Vila Real District, in Norte Region in Portugal. The municipality has a total area of 217.5 km² and a total population of 7,251 inhabitants....

 to the east, Mondim de Basto

Mondim de Basto

Mondim de Basto is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.1 km² and a total population of 8,470 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Vila Real....

 to the southeast, Celorico de Basto

Celorico de Basto

Celorico de Basto Municipality is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 181.1 km² and a total population of 20,128 inhabitants.The town of Celorico de Basto has around 2500 inhabitants....

 to the south, Fafe to the west and Vieira do Minho

Vieira do Minho

Vieira do Minho is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal.The municipality has 21 parishes and a population of 14,474 inhabitants....

 to the northeast.

The present mayor is Joaquim Almeida Barreto, elected by the Socialist Party

Portuguese Socialist Party

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.

The municipal holiday is September 29.

Parishes

• Abadim
• Alvite
• Arco de Baúlhe
  Arco de Baúlhe
  Arco de Baúlhe is a town in Cabeceiras de Basto Municipality in Portugal....
  
  
• Basto
• Bucos
• Cabeceiras de Basto (village)
• Cavez
  Cavez
  Cavez is a town in Portugal....
  
  (formerly Cavês)
• Faia
• Gondiães
• Outeiro
• Painzela
• Passos
• Pedraça
• Refojos de Basto (Cabeceiras de Basto)
• Rio Douro
• Vila Nune
• Vilar de Cunhas