Guimarães Municipality (ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃ȷ̃ʃ) is located in northwestern Portugal

Portugal

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 in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.

The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party

Portuguese Socialist Party

The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...

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Parishes

Aldão Arosa Atães Azurém (Guimarães) Balazar Barco Brito Caldelas Calvos Castelões Conde Corvite Costa (Guimarães) Creixomil (Guimarães) Donim Fermentões (Guimarães) Figueiredo Gandarela Gémeos Gominhães Gonça Gondar Gondomar

Guardizela Infantas Leitões Longos Lordelo Mascotelos (Guimarães) Mesão Frio (Guimarães) Moreira de Cónegos Nespereira Oleiros Oliveira do Castelo (Guimarães) Pencelo Pinheiro Polvoreira (Guimarães) Ponte Rendufe Ronfe Salvador de Briteiros Santa Eufémia de Prazins Santa Leocádia de Briteiros Santa Maria de Airão Santa Maria de Souto Santiago de Candoso (Guimarães)

Santo Estêvão de Briteiros Santo Tirso de Prazins São Clemente de Sande São Cristóvão de Selho (Guimarães) São Faustino São João Baptista de Airão São Jorge de Selho São Lourenço de Sande São Lourenço de Selho São Martinho de Candoso (Guimarães) São Martinho de Sande São Paio (Guimarães) São Salvador de Souto São Sebastião (Guimarães) São Tomé de Abação São Torcato Serzedelo Serzedo Silvares (Guimarães) Tabuadelo Urgezes (Guimarães) Vermil Vila Nova de Sande

Economy

Guimarães is one of the most industrial municipalities in Portugal. Its primary industries are textile

Textile

A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...

s, shoe industry and metalomechanics.

External links

• Municipality official website
• Tourism in Guimarães
• Photos from Guimarães
• Find Accommodation Hotels in Guimarães