Entre Douro e Minho

Entre Douro e Minho, or, as it is frequently called, MINHO, a province of Portugal, in the extreme north-west of the country, is bounded on the N. by the river Minho, and on the S. by the river Douro. Area, 2810 sq. m.; pop. (1890) 1,098,856. It has been called the Paradise of Portugal. The climate is agreeable and healthy. The chief productions are wine, oil, flax, maize, wheat, barley, oats, and vegetables. Wine is shipped largely at Oporto, the capital. Along the coast are numerous fisheries, at which great numbers find employment. The province of Minho consists of three districts, Braga, Vianna, and Oporto.