Esposende (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃpɔˈzẽdɨ] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal.

[2] The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001.

The present Mayor is Fernando Couto Cepa, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company, is headquartered in Esposende.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into nine civil parishes (freguesias):[4]