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Amares | |
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| Town of Amares | |
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Flag of Amares Flag Coat of arms of Amares Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Cávado |
| District | Braga |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Government | |
| • President | Manuel Moreira (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.95 km2 (31.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,889 |
| • Density | 230.5/km2 (597.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-amares.pt/ |
Amares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈma.ɾɨʃ] Audio file "Pt-pt Amares FF.ogg" not found), officially Town of Amares (Portuguese: Vila de Amares), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889,[1] in an area of 81.95 km2.[2]
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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:[3]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Gualdim Pais (1118 – 1195) - a crusader, Knight Templar for Afonso Henriques of Portugal. He founded of the city of Tomar.
- António Variações (1944-1984) - a Portuguese singer and songwriter.
- Jorge Pires (born 1981) - a former professional footballer with 530 club caps
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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