TÂMEGA E SOUSA
The Region
A heritage of honour, resilience and entrepreneurship that has endured for almost 9 centuries in 11 territories with one shared soul.
Tâmega e Sousa is a sub-region (NUT 3) that is part of the Norte region (NUT 2). It borders to the north with the sub-regions of Ave and Alto Tâmega, to the south by Viseu Dão Lafões, to the east by Douro, and to the west by Porto Metropolitan Area.
The sub-region covers an area of 1,831 km2, corresponding to 8.6 per cent of the Norte region, and includes 11 municipalities: Amarante, Baião, Castelo de Paiva, Celorico de Basto, Cinfães, Felgueiras, Lousada, Marco de Canaveses, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel and Resende.
With a population of around 410,000 inhabitants, a population density of 223 inhabitants per square kilometre, corresponding to 4% of the resident population in Portugal and 11.4% of the Norte region, it is one of the youngest sub-regions in the country.
AMARANTE
Area
301,33 km²
Population
52.131 inhab.
Population density
173 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
26
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-amarante.pt
BAIÃO
Area
174,53 km²
Population
17.527 inhab.
Population density
100,4 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
14
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-baiao.pt
CASTELO DE PAIVA
Area
115,01 km²
Population
15.597 inhab.
Population density
135,6 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
6
District
Aveiro
Website
www.cm-castelo-paiva.pt
CELORICO DE BASTO
Area
181,07 km²
Population
17.666 inhab.
Population density
97,6 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
15
District
Braga
Website
www.mun-celoricodebasto.pt
CINFÃES
Area
239,29 km²
Population
17.747 inhab.
Population density
74,2 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
14
District
Viseu
Website
www.cm-cinfaes.pt
FELGUEIRAS
Area
115,74 km²
Population
55.883 inhab.
Population density
482,8 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
20
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-felgueiras.pt
LOUSADA
Area
96,08 km²
Population
47.401 inhab.
Population density
493,3 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
15
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-lousada.pt
MARCO DE CANAVESES
Area
201,89 km²
Population
49.563 inhab.
Population density
245,5 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
16
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-marco-canaveses.pt
PAÇOS DE FERREIRA
Area
70,99 km²
Population
55.623 inhab.
Population density
783,5 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
12
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-pacosdeferreira.pt
PENAFIEL
Area
212,24 km²
População
69.687 inhab.
Population density
328,3 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
28
District
Porto
Website
www.cm-penafiel.pt
RESENDE
Area
123,35 km²
Population
10.053 inhab.
Population density
81,5 inhab./km²
No. of parishes
11
District
Viseu
Website
www.cm-resende.pt
CONTACTS
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Tâmega e Sousa
Avenida José Júlio, 42, 4560-547 Penafiel
+351 255 718 340 [national landline call]
geral@cimtamegaesousa.pt
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