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about Vila Real

Vila Real is a district of Portugal and the capital and largest city of this district. With an area of 4,239 sq.km., it is located in the north of Portugal, west of the port city of Porto and north of the Douro River. Vila Real has always belonged to the historical province of Tras-os-Montes. Approximate population in the 2001 census was 230,000. The district capital, of the same name, had an approximate population of 25,000 in three parishes (S. Dinis, S. Pedro e Nossa Senhora da Conceição) the Municipality has 49589 and 30 parishes in 2001. The population has shown negative rates in recent years due to emigration and aging. Many of the villages have lost population and have become deserted like the one below near Chaves.

Vila Real is a rugged area of low mountains and narrow valleys. Historically it had always been cut off from the coast by the Marão, Gerês, and Cabreira mountains until a highway was cut through in the eighties. Due to poor soil, agriculture has always been a struggle, although wine grapes are produced in the south near the Douro River. Potatoes, corn, and rye have always been the traditional crops, as well as limited dairy farming. Extensive areas are covered in pine forest. Granite and the manufacture of mineral water--the waters of Vidago and Pedras Salgadas are nationally famous--are two important industries.

There is a narrow gauge railroad linking the capital with Peso da Régua on the Douro River. This railway once reached as far north as Chaves, but was discontinued in the 1980s.

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