Amares
Amares (Pt-pt Amares FF.ogg), officially Town of Amares (Vila de Amares), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km 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.
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The present Mayor is Emanuel Magalhães, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
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Amares appears in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Amares as a capital. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Braga as the administrative unit of Amares.
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — municipality • Name — Amares • Official Name — Town of Amares • Region — Norte • Cim — Cávado • District — Braga • Leader Party — PSD • Leader Name — Emanuel Magalhães • Area Total — 81.95 • Population Total — 18889 • Population As Of — 2011 • Parishes — 16 • Website — http: www.cm-amares.pt/
Demographics
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
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes: • Amares e Figueiredo • Barreiros • Bico • Caires • Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos • Carrazedo • Dornelas • Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros • Fiscal • Goães • Lago • Rendufe • Santa Maria do Bouro • Santa Marta do Bouro • Torre e Portela • Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas
Notable people
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, former professional footballer
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