Póvoa de Lanhoso (), officially Town of Póvoa de Lanhoso (), is a town and municipality in the district of Braga in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886,Instituto Nacional de Estatística 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 References
External links Municipality official website Photos from Póvoa de Lanhoso