Póvoa de Lanhoso
# Póvoa de Lanhoso

Póvoa de Lanhoso (Portuguese pronunciation: (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Braga, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an area of 134.65 km².

The present Mayor is Avelino Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.

## Economy

Agriculture, forestry and tourism are important economic activities in the municipality. Light industry is present too. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company headquartered in Esposende, has a major industrial plant in Póvoa de Lanhoso.

## Parishes

The municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes:

* Águas Santas e Moure
* Calvos e Frades
* Campos e Louredo
* Covelas
* Esperança e Brunhais
* Ferreiros
* Fonte Arcada e Oliveira
* Galegos
* Garfe
* Geraz do Minho
* Lanhoso
* Monsul
* Póvoa de Lanhoso
* Rendufinho
* Santo Emilião
* São João de Rei
* Serzedelo
* Sobradelo da Goma
* Taíde
* Travassos
* Verim, Friande e Ajude
* Vilela

## Notable people

* Gonçalo Sampaio (1865 in São Gens de Calvos – 1937) a Portuguese botanist.
* Vítor Machado Ferreira (born 2000), known as Vitinha a footballer with over 60 club caps and one for Portugal
