Amares

Amares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaɾɨʃ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889,^[1] in an area of 81.95 km².^[2]

Amares
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°37′N 8°20′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/

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 Manuel Moreira, 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:^[3]

• 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

• 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