Amares

Also known as Amares Municipality

Amares (), officially Town of Amares (), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km2.

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Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.name: Amares
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Town of Amares
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Pt-amr1.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: AMR.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: N. Sra. da Abadia - Amares.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe: yes
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom: 10
Portuguese subdivision.region: Norte
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Cávado
Portuguese subdivision.district: Braga
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name: Manuel Moreira
Portuguese subdivision.area_total: 81.95
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 18889
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2011
Portuguese subdivision.parishes: 16
Portuguese subdivision.website: http://www.cm-amares.pt/

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Município de Amares

O concelho de Amares é uma viagem pela história, na medida em que são muitos os monumentos que retratam épocas documentadas que se relacionam directamente com os grandes momentos da história de Portugal.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 18889
Area: 81.95
Elevation: 269
Official website: amares.pt
Image: N. Sra. da Abadia - Amares.JPG

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Commons category: Amares
postal code: 4720
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +351-253-991-330
fax number: +351-253-992-643

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Amares (), officially Town of 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.