Vimioso

Vimioso (Portuguese: [vi.miˈo.zu] ^ⓘ), officially Town of Vimioso (Portuguese: Vila de Vimioso; Mirandese: Bila de Bumioso, Mirandese pronunciation: [βila ðɨ βuˈmjo.z̺ʊ]) is a town and 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.

Town of Vimioso
Municipality
Main square in the centre of Vimioso
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°35′1″N 6°31′42″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Terras de Trás-os-Montes
District	Bragança
Parishes	10 (list)
Government
• President	José Baptista Rodrigues (PPD-PSD)
Area
• Total	481.59 km2 (185.94 sq mi)
Elevation	668 m (2,192 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,669
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	5230
Area code	273
Website	http://www.cm-vimioso.pt

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]

• Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva
• Caçarelhos e Angueira
• Argozelo
• Carção
• Matela
• Pinelo
• Santulhão
• Vale de Frades e Avelanoso
• Vilar Seco
• Vimioso

• 
  The Romanesque Matriz Church
• 
  Medieval bridge of Algoso