Vieira do Minho is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,997, in an area of 216.44 km2. The present mayor is António Cardoso, elected by a coalition between PSD and the CDS–PP. Vieira do Minho is situated 3 km southwest of Fontela.

Mosteiro

Village

Photo: Pedro, CC BY 2.0.

Mosteiro is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Fontela.

Salamonde

Village

Photo: Artphotography RMC 1972, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Salamonde is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Fontela.

Fontela

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Portela”
Category: locality
Location: Cantelães, Vieira do Minho Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.64546° or 41° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-8.11245° or 8° 6′ 45″ west

Elevation

467 metres (1,532 feet)

Open location code

8CHHJVWQ+52

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5160020436

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2739437

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