Vinyaysh ( port. Vinhais ; [ vi'ɲaiʃ ]) is a locality and municipality in Portugal , part of the Braganca district. According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Traz-u-Montish and Altu-Douro . Included in the economic and statistical subregion of Altu-Traz-us-Montes , which is part of the Northern region . The population is 2.4 thousand inhabitants (village), 10.6 thousand inhabitants (municipality). It covers an area of 694.68 km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Vinyish | |||||
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| port. Vinhais | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Traz-u-Montish and Altu Douro | ||||
| County | Braganza | ||||
| Area | Vinyish | ||||
| Internal division | 35 districts | ||||
| The mayor | America Pereira | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1253 | ||||
| Square | 694.68 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 10 646 people | ||||
| Density | 15.33 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Vinhaense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 5320 Vinhais | ||||
| cm-vinhais.pt | |||||
Chapel of Vilar de Lomba
The patron saint of the village is Virgin Mary . Village holiday - May 20 .
Content
Location
The village is located 20 km west of adm. Braganca County Center.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - Spain
- in the east - the municipality of Braganca
- in the south - the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros , Mirandela
- in the west - Spain , municipalities of Valpasos , Chaves
History
The village was founded in 1253 .
Population
| Municipality population by years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 6084 | 10 697 | 19 842 | 19 525 | 26,577 | 16 142 | 12,727 | 10 646 | 10 051 |
Composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Agroshan
- Alvaredush
- Candedu
- Selash
- Kuropush
- Edral
- Edrose
- Ervedosa
- Fresulfe
- Mofreita
- Moimenta
- Montotou
- Nunes
- Osiljan
- Paso
- Penash-Zhuntash
- Pinheiro Novo
- Kyrash
- Rebordela
- Santa Cruz
- Santalya
- Sobreiro de Baixu
- Soire
- San jomil
- Travanka
- Tuizelu
- Vale das Fontes
- Vale de janeiro
- Vila Boa de Ozillan
- Vila Verde
- Vilar Secu de Lomba
- Vilar de Lomba
- Vilar de Ossos
- Vilar de Peregrinous
- Vinyish
See also
- Braganca (district)
- Municipalities of Braganca County
- Districts of Braganca County