Terras de Trás-os-Montes explained

Type:CIM
Terras de Trás-os-Montes
Region:Norte
Seat:Bragança
Area Total Km2:5,543.61
Population Total:117,527
Population As Of:2011
Municipalities:9

The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Terras de Trás-os-Montes (pronounced as /pt/; Mirandese: Tierras de Trás ls Montes; English: Lands of Trás-os-Montes) is an administrative division in northeastern Portugal. Since January 2015, Terras de Trás-os-Montes is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[1] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Bragança.[2] Terras de Trás-os-Montes comprises a large part of the district of Bragança. The population in 2011 was 117,527,[3] in an area of 5,543.61 km2.[4]

Municipalities

The intermunicipal community of Terras de Trás-os-Montes consists of 9 municipalities:[5]

Municipality Population (2011)Area (km2)
Alfândega da Fé5,104 321.95
Bragança35,341 1173.57
Macedo de Cavaleiros 15,776 699.14
Miranda do Douro7,482 487.18
Mirandela23,850 658.96
Mogadouro9,542 760.65
Vila Flor6,697 265.81
Vimioso4,669 481.59
Vinhais9,066 694.76
Total117,5275,543.61

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=227154766&att_display=n&att_download=y Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
  2. http://www.amtqt.pt/documentos/download/d0cfa2e064f91b1855bc8eac58e84c95 Statutes CIM Terras de Trás-os-Montes
  3. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  5. Web site: Law nr. 75/2013. 18 August 2014. Diário da República. Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Portuguese. pdf.