Braga

Also known as Braga Municipality

comune portoghese

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Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal that serves as the capital of its district and is the seventh largest municipality in the country by population, with over 201,000 residents as of 2023. Its urban area is the third most populated in Portugal, making it an important regional center after Lisbon and Porto.

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.name: Braga
Settlement.image_flag: Pt-brg1.png
Settlement.flag_border: no
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão de Braga.png
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe point: city
Settlement.pushpin_map: Portugal#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Portugal
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Subregion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cávado
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Braga

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Portugal
Demonym: bracarense
Country: Portugal
Located in: Minho
Contains: Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz e Navarra
Population: 193324
Area: 183.4
Elevation: 215
Time zone: Western European Time
Shares border with: Vila Verde
Official website: www.cm-braga.pt
Image: Arco da porta nova Braga.jpg
Dialing code: 253

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twinned administrative body: Rio de Janeiro
Commons category: Braga
category for people born here: Category:Births in Braga
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Braga
Commons gallery: Braga
category of associated people: Category:People from Braga
owner of: Estádio Municipal de Braga
postal code: 4700–4709
native label: Braga
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Article · Italiano

Braga ('bɾagɐ) è un comune portoghese di 193 333 abitanti situato nel distretto di Braga.Dopo Porto è la seconda città per importanza del nord (preceduta per numero di abitanti da Vila Nova de Gaia e dalla stessa Porto), notevole centro economico agricolo e industriale. Antica primaziale del Portogallo, è detta la "Roma portoghese", ed è anche sede universitaria. Nel 2012 Braga è stata Capitale europea dei giovani.

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