Braga

Also known as Braga Municipality

Braga is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality had a resident population of 201,583 inhabitants (in 2023), representing the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population. Its area is 183.40 km2. Its agglomerated urban area extends to the Cávado River and is the third most populated urban area in Portugal, behind Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas.

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Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal that serves as the capital of its district and is the seventh largest municipality in the country by population, with over 201,000 residents as of 2023. Its urban area is the third most populated in Portugal, making it an important regional center after Lisbon and Porto.

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Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Region
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Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cávado
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
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Wikidata facts

Demonym: bracarense
Population: 193324
Area: 183.4
Elevation: 215
Official website: www.cm-braga.pt
Image: Arco da porta nova Braga.jpg
Dialing code: 253

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Commons category: Braga
Commons gallery: Braga
postal code: 4700–4709
native label: Braga
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History
Pre-Roman
Roman rule
Braga in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages
Braga in the Kingdom of Portugal
Braga in the Republic
Geography
Physical geography
Climate
Human geography
Civil parishes
Economy
Transport
Architecture
Archaeological
Civic
Military
Religious
Museums
Education
Sports
Notable citizens
Public service
Arts & Science
Sport
International relations
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It is host to the oldest Portuguese archdiocese, the Archdiocese of Braga of the Catholic Church and it is the seat of the Primacy of the Spains. During the Roman Empire, then known as Bracara Augusta, the settlement was the capital of the Roman province of Gallaecia and would later become the capital of the Kingdom of the Suebi, one of the first territories to separate from the Roman Empire in the 5th century. Inside the city there is also a castle tower that can be visited. Nowadays, Braga is among the most noted entrepreneurial and technological centers of the country, as well as a major hub for inland Northern Portugal, and it is an important stop on the Portuguese Way path of the Road of St James. The city hosted two games of the UEFA Euro 2004 and was the European Youth Capital in 2012.