Editing Lamego (section)

{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
| type            = municipality
|official_name      = 
|image_flag         = Pt-lmg1.png
|flag_border        = no
|image_shield       = LMG.png
| image_skyline           = {{Photomontage
| photo1a                 = Lamego - Sé de Lamego.jpg
| photo1b                 = Lamego - Chafariz dos Remédios (2).jpg
| photo2a                 = Lamego - Portugal (243753560).jpg
| photo2b                 = Lamego - Castelo de Lamego (cropped).jpg
| photo2c                 = Reaching the gates II (5044586005).jpg
| photo3a                 = Nini Andrade Silva - Aquapura Doudo Valley web 01 (6010244000).jpg
| spacing                 = 2
| position                = center
| color_border            = white
| color                   = white
| size                    = 280
| foot_montage            = 
}}
|image_location     = LocalLamego.svg
|region             = [[Norte Region, Portugal|Norte]]
|CIM                = [[Douro (intermunicipal community)|Douro]]
|district           = [[Viseu District|Viseu]]
|parishes           = [[#Human geography|18]]
|leader_name        = Francisco Lopes
|leader_party       = [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD-CDS]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|41|6|3|N|7|48|36|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
|elevation          = 644
|elevation_min      = 
|elevation_max      = 
|area_total         = 165.42
|population_as_of   = 2011
|population_total   = 26,691
|patron             = [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Santa Maria Maior]]
|postal_code        = 5100 
|area_code          = 
|website            = {{website|http://www.cm-lamego.pt}}
}}

'''Lamego''' ({{IPA|pt-PT|lɐˈmeɣu|lang|Pt-pt Lamego FF.ogg}}; {{langx|cel-x-proto|Lamecum}}) is a city and municipality in the [[Viseu District]], in the [[Norte Region, Portugal|Norte Region]] of the [[Douro Subregion|Douro]] in northern [[Portugal]]. Located on the shores of the [[Balsemão River]], the municipality has a population of 26,691,<ref name=ine>[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística]</ref> in an area of 165.42&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=dgt>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

With origins before the Roman occupation of the [[Iberian Peninsula]], Lamego is known for its historic city center, having a long history as a principal city of the former [[Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province]]. Legend holds that the first [[Portuguese Cortes]] were held in Lamego, in 1143. The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego]] is based in the city center.