Terras de Bouro () is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,253, in an area of 277.46 km². It is bordered to the north by Ponte da Barca and Spain, to the east by Montalegre, to the south by Vieira do Minho, to the southwest by Amares, and to the west by Vila Verde. The present Mayor is Manuel Tibo, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is 20 October, day that celebrates the granting of a charter by King D. Manuel I in 1514 . History The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi in their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and establishment in Gallaecia (modern northern Portugal). The Buri settled in the region between the rivers Cávado and Homem, in the area known thereafter as Terras de Boiro or Terras de Bouro (Lands of the Buri). Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias): Balança Campo do Gerês Carvalheira Chamoim e Vilar Chorense e Monte Cibões e Brufe Covide Gondoriz Moimenta Ribeira Rio Caldo Souto Valdosende Vilar da Veiga See also Vilarinho da Furna Notes External links Municipality official website Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Braga District