Póvoa de Lanhoso is a municipality in the district of Braga, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an area of 134.65 km².The present Mayor is Manuel Soares Baptista, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19.ParishesThe municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes: Águas Santas e Moure Calvos e Frades Campos e Louredo Covelas Esperança e Brunhais Ferreiros Fonte Arcada e Oliveira Galegos Garfe Geraz do Minho Lanhoso Monsul Póvoa de Lanhoso Rendufinho Santo Emilião São João de Rei Serzedelo Sobradelo da Goma Taíde Travassos Verim, Friande e Ajude Vilela