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

Amares
Flag of Amares
Coat of arms of Amares
Coordinates: 41°37′N 8°20′W / 41.617°N 8.333°W / 41.617; -8.333
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Cávado
DistrictBraga
Parishes16
Government
 • PresidentManuel Moreira (PSD)
Area
 • Total
81.95 km2 (31.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,889
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-amares.pt/

Amares limits to the north and northeast with the municipality of Terras de Bouro, to the southeast with Vieira do Minho and Póvoa de Lanhoso, to the south with Braga and to the northwest with Vila Verde.

The present Mayor is Manuel Moreira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.

Demographics

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

Parishes

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

Notable people

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References

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  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.