Guimarães Municipal Chamber
41°26′40″N 8°17′31″W / 41.44437°N 8.29198°W
Guimarães Municipal Chamber Câmara Municipal de Guimarães | |
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Coat of arms of the city of Guimarães | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1096 (or older) |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 |
Political groups | Municipal Executive (7)
Opposition (4) |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 26 September 2021 |
Next election | Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Paços do Concelho de Guimarães | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Guimarães Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Guimarães) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Guimarães. It has 48 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Guimarães, on the Braga District. These freguesias are: Abação e Gémeos; Airão Santa Maria, Airão São João e Vermil; Aldão; Arosa e Castelões, Atães e Rendufe; Azurém; Barco; Briteiros Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia; Briteiros Santo Estêvão e Donim; Brito; Caldelas; Candoso (São Martinho); Candoso São Tiago e Mascotelos; Conde e Gandarela; Costa; Creixomil; Fermentões; Gonça; Gondar; Guardizela; Infantas; Leitões, Oleiros e Figueiredo; Longos; Lordelo; Mesão Frio; Moreira de Cónegos; Nespereira; Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião; Pencelo; Pinheiro; Polvoreira; Ponte; Prazins (Santa Eufémia); Prazins Santo Tirso e Corvite; Ronfe; Sande São Lourenço e Balazar; Sande (São Martinho); Sande Vila Nova e Sande São Clemente; São Torcato; Selho (São Cristóvão); Selho (São Jorge); Selho São Lourenço e Gominhães; Serzedelo; Serzedo e Calvos; Silvares; Souto Santa Maria, Souto São Salvador e Gondomar; Tabuadelo e São Faustino and Urgezes.
The Guimarães City Council is made up of 11 councillors, representing, currently, two different political forces. The first candidate on the list with the most votes in a municipal election or, in the event of a vacancy, the next candidate on the list, takes office as President of the Municipal Chamber.