Alto Trás-os-Montes

Location of Alto Trás-os-Montes

The Alto Trás-os-Montes (formerly the historical region Trás-os-Montes , literally "Behind the Mountains") is a statistical sub-region of Portugal . It is part of the Região Norte and is divided into the districts of Bragança and Vila Real .

The sub-region borders on Spain to the north and east , the Douro sub-region in the south and the Tâmega , Ave and Cávado sub-regions in the west . The area of ​​the sub-region is 8170 km². In 2001, 223,259 people lived in the sub-region. It consists of 14 circles:

• Alfândega da Fé
• Boticas
• Bragança
• Chaves
• Macedo de Cavaleiros
• Miranda do Douro
• Mirandela
• Mogadouro
• Montalegre
• Murça
• Valpaços
• Vila Pouca de Aguiar
• Vimioso
• Vinhais

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