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Guimarães is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho, in the Braga district. Guimarães City is made of 16 parishes and has a population of 69,600 (as of 2001). The municipal areas surrounding Guimarães City have a population of 158,572 and are made up of 68 parishes. In Portugal, Guimarães is known as the place where the country was born.
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Guimarães is one of the most industrial municipalities in Portugal; the most important industries being textile and metalomechanics. The Historic Centre of Guimarães was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001 by UNESCO.
The Campus of Azurém, a campus of the Universidade do Minho is located in Guimarães.
Vitória SC (also known as Guimarães) is a football club which is based in Guimarães.
