The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado () is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2008.CIM Cávado It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Norte Region.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is Braga, Norte. Cávado comprises part of the former Braga District. The population in 2011 was 410,169,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of , which makes it one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal. Currently, as of 2021, it has 416,679 inhabitants and a population density of 351 per square kilometres.
Its name is derived from the Cávado River that drains a large part of its territory. It borders the intermunicipal community of Ave and the Metropolitan Area of Porto to the south, Alto Tâmega to the east, Alto Minho to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Municipalities It is composed of six municipalities:
Municipality Population (2011) Area (km2) Amares18,889 81.95Barcelos120,391 378.90Braga181,494 183.40Esposende34,254 95.41Terras de Bouro7,253 277.46Vila Verde47,888 228.67Total410,1691,245.79
References
External links Official website CIM Cávado