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'''Braga''' (pron. IPA ['bɾagɐ]), a city and municipality in northwestern [[Portugal]], is the capital of the district of Braga, the oldest archdiocese and one of the major cities of the country.

With a population of 155,000 in the urban area, Braga is one of the most important urban centers of Portugal after the much larger Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metropolitan Area conurbations. Including the suburban parishes, the municipality has a total of 62 parishes and 170,858 inhabitants. Braga is also the center of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho with a population of 798,137 one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union. Under the Roman Empire, as Bracara Augusta, it was capital of the province Gallaecia.

The present Mayor is Francisco Mesquita Machado, elected from the Socialist Party.


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[[Category:Regions Portugal|Braga]]