Vagos

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{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision

| type = municipality

| official_name = Vagos

| image_flag = Pt-vgs1.png

| flag_border = no

| image_shield = VGS.png

| image_skyline = Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Vagos.jpg

| image_caption = Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Vagos

|coordinates = {{coord|40|33|N|8|40|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = LocalVagos.svg

|region = Centro

|CIM = Região de Aveiro

|district = Aveiro

| leader_party = PSD

| leader_name = Silvério Regalado

| area_total_km2 = 164.92

| population_total = 22,851

| population_as_of = 2011

| parishes = 8

| holiday = Monday after the Whit Sunday

| website = http://www.cm-vagos.pt

}}

Vagos ({{IPA|pt|ˈvaɣuʃ|-|Pt-pt Vagos FF.ogg}}) is a town and a municipality in Aveiro District, belonging to Centro Region of Portugal. The district capital, Aveiro, is its nearest large city. Its population in 2011 was 22,851[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] in an area of 164.92 km²,[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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país] and it had 17,204 eligible voters. It is part of the intermunicipal community of Região de Aveiro.

In Roman times, the municipality was called Vacus, and had both coastline and large sand dune valleys just east of its center. Increases in sedimentation and sand drifts leveled and lengthened these distances. According to António Gomes da Rocha Madail and other writers, there is tradition among the native population that they are descendants of the seafaring salt farmers of Phoenicia.

Due to its fertile soils, agriculture plays a major role in the municipality's economy. Its green meadows create exceptional conditions for cattle breeding and milk production at a national level. The forest areas and vegetable production are other sources of prosperity for the municipality. Ceramics are the principal money-maker in its industrial sector.

Its present mayor is João Paulo de Sousa Gonçalves of the Social Democratic Party.[https://www.cm-vagos.pt/p/executivo_municipal Vagos Municipal Executive]

The municipal holiday is the Monday after Whit Sunday. Its mother church honors Saint James.