Guimarães

Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃ȷ̃ʃ]) is a northren Portuguese ceety an municipality in the destrict o Braga, in the Ave Subregion (ane o the mair industrialised NUTS III subregions o the kintra), in the heestorical an cultural Minho Province.

Guimarães
Municipality
Clockwise frae tap left: Guimarães Castle, a chimney at the Duke o Braganza's Palace, statue o Dom Afonso Henriques at the Ducal Palace, Oliveira Plaza, panoramic view o Guimarães heestorical heritage aurie frae Moont Penha, Santa Maria Street, Santiago Plaza
Banner Coat o airms
Kintra	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Ave
Intermunic. comm.	Ave
Destrict	Braga
Pairishes	48
Govrenment
• Preses	Domingos Bragança (PS)
Area
• Total	241.3 km2 (93.2 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Tot	158,124
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Coordinates	41°27′N 8°18′W
Wabsteid	www.cm-guimaraes.pt

Historic Centre o Guimarães

UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Aerial view o the Palace o the Dukes o Braganza (Frae IPPAR)
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1031
Inscription	2001 (25th Session)

Internaitional relations

Guimarães is twinned wi:

Pleven, Bulgarie; Varaždin, Croatie; Mé-Zóchi, São Tomé an Príncipe; Brive-la-Gaillarde, Fraunce;

Igualada, Spain; Tacoronte, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal Kaiserslautern, Germany;

Dijon, Fraunce; Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay; Compiègne, Fraunce; Tourcoing, Fraunce; Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde.