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Bragança is a municipality located in Portugal, situated in the northeastern part of the country in the Trás-os-Montes region. It is historically significant as the birthplace of the House of Braganza, the royal dynasty that ruled Portugal for centuries and also held the Portuguese throne when Brazil was a kingdom.
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- Demonym
- brigantina
- Population
- 35341
- Area
- 1173.57
- Official website
- www.cm-braganca.pt
- Image
- Domus Municipalis 5.jpg
- Dialing code
- 273
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- Bragança (Portugal)
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- Bragança (Portugal)
- postal code
- 5300
- P8168
- E23
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Bragança ( Portuguese: [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃.sɐ] ; Leonese: Bergancia Leonese pronunciation: [biɾˈɣã.s̻jɐ]), also known in English as Braganza (/brəˈɡænzə/ brə-GAN-zə, US also /-ˈɡɑːn-/ -GAHN-), officially the City of Bragança (Portuguese: Cidade de Bragança), is a city and municipality in north-eastern Portugal, capital of the district of Bragança, in the Terras de Trás-os-Montes subregion of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 35,341, in an area of 1173.57 km².
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