Celorico de Basto

Celorico de Basto
Municipality
Monastery of St. John Arnóia
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°23′N 8°00′W / 41.383°N 8.000°W / 41.383; -8.000
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Tâmega e Sousa
District	Braga
Parishes	15
Government
• President	Joaquim Mota e Silva (PSD)
Area
• Total	181.07 km2 (69.91 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	20,098
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	4890
Website	www.cm-celoricobasto.pt

Celorico de Basto (Portuguese: [sɨluˈɾiku ðɨ ˈβaʃtu] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,098,^[2] in an area of 181.07 km².^[3] The town of Celorico de Basto has around 2500 inhabitants. The municipality is located bordering the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto to the north, Mondim de Basto to the east, Amarante to the south, Felgueiras to the southeast and Fafe to the west.

The present mayor is Joaquim Mota Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Celorico de Basto has been occupied since ancient times, as witness marks in the most ancient civilisations have left here.