Cávado (intermunicipal community)

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkavɐðu]) is an administrative division in northern Portugal.

[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Braga, Norte.

Cávado comprises part of the former Braga District.

Its name is derived from the Cávado River that drains a large part of its territory.

It borders the intermunicipal community of Ave and the Metropolitan Area of Porto to the south, Alto Tâmega to the east, Alto Minho to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.