Palmeira (Braga)

Palmeira
Palmeira Church
Palmeira Church
Coordinates: 41°35′38″N 8°25′44″W / 41.594°N 8.429°W / 41.594; -8.429
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Cávado
DistrictBraga
MunicipalityBraga
Area
 • Total8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,468
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Palmeira is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 5,468,[1] in an area of 8.88 km².[2] It is located near the Cávado river, on the south bank, about 5 mi (8.0 km) north from the historic center of the city of Braga.

Braga Airport (Aérodromo Municipal de Braga)(BGZ) is located in Palmeira. The Circuito Vasco Sameiro is located at the airport.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.