Baião () is a municipality in Porto District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,522, in an area of 174.53 km². 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. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias): Ancede e Ribadouro (town of Ancede) Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata Campelo e Ovil (town of Baião) Frende Gestaçô Gove Grilo Loivos da Ribeira e Tresouras Loivos do Monte Santa Cruz do Douro e São Tomé de Covelas Santa Marinha do Zêzere (town) Teixeira e Teixeiró Valadares Viariz Notable people Soeiro Pereira Gomes (1909 in Gestaçô – 1949) a Portuguese writer of realist influence António Mota (born 1957) a Portuguese writer for children and young people. Ricardo José Vaz Alves Monteiro (born 1983 in Gestaçô), known as Tarantini, a former footballer with 495 club caps References External links Town Hall official website Municipalities of Porto District People from Baião, Portugal