Baião, Portugal
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Baião (Portuguese pronunciation: [baˈjɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a municipality in Porto District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,522,[1] in an area of 174.53 km².[2]
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Baião | |
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Coordinates: 41°10′N 8°02′W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Norte |
Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
District | Porto |
Parishes | 14 |
Government | |
• President | Paulo Pereira (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 174.53 km2 (67.39 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,522 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | http://www.cm-baião.pt[permanent dead link] |
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Baião received a charter from Manuel I on 1 September 1513.
The present Mayor is Paulo Pereira, elected from the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 24.
Baião is certified by the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program.[3][4][5]