Póvoa de Lanhoso

Póvoa de Lanhoso 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