Amares

Amares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaɾɨʃ] (listen)) is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889,[1] in an area of 81.95 km².[2]

Amares
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°37′N 8°20′W
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Cávado
DistrictBraga
Parishes16
Government
 • PresidentJosé Barbosa (PS)
Area
 • Total81.95 km2 (31.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,889
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-amares.pt/

The present Mayor is José Gonçalves Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.

Demographics
Pop. Amares Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
5411 8030 12746 13878 16845 16478 16715 18521 18889

Parishes

The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:[3]

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References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 14-15" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.


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