Amares
| Amares | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 41°37′N 8°20′W / 41.617°N 8.333°WCoordinates: 41°37′N 8°20′W / 41.617°N 8.333°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Cávado | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Cávado | ||
| District | Braga | ||
| Parishes | 16 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | José Barbosa (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 81.95 km2 (31.64 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 18,889 | ||
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-amares.pt/ | ||
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]
The present Mayor is José Gonçalves Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographics
| Pop. Amares Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
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| 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]
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 14-15" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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