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 | |
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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 |
| 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/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-amares.pt/ |
The present Mayor is Manuel Moreira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
DemographicsEdit
| Pop. Amares Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 5411 | 8030 | 12746 | 13878 | 16845 | 16478 | 16715 | 18521 | 18889 |
ParishesEdit
The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:[3]
Notable peopleEdit
- 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
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 14-15" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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