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,[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 Emanuel Magalhães, elected by the Social Democratic Party.[3] 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:[4]
Notable people
- Gualdim Pais (1118–1195), crusader, member of the Knights Templar in Portugal for Afonso Henriques, founder of the city of Tomar
- António Variações (1944–1984), singer and songwriter
- Jorge Pires (b. 1981), former professional footballer
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “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.
- ^ Diário da República. “Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 14-15” (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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