Amares

Amares
Municipality
Town of Amares
Flag of Amares
Flag
Coat of arms of Amares
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Amares
Amares is located in Portugal
Amares
Amares
Location in Portugal
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
 • PresidentEmanuel Magalhães (PSD)
Area
 • Total
81.95 km2 (31.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,889
 • Density230.5/km2 (597.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-amares.pt/

Amares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈma.ɾɨʃ] ⓘ), officially Town of Amares (Portuguese: Vila de Amares), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km2.

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 Emanuel Magalhães, elected by the Social Democratic 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:

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Oficial: Emanuel Magalhães (PSD) ganha Câmara de Amares sem maioria. PS elege dois vereadores, Álvaro Silva e Rui Tomada eleitos". O Amarense & Caderno de Terras de Bouro (in European Portuguese). 12 October 2025. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 14-15" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.