Amares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaɾɨʃ] ⓘ) is a municipalityinBraga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889,[1] in an area of 81.95 km2.[2]
Amares
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| Coordinates: 41°37′N 8°20′W / 41.617°N 8.333°W / 41.617; -8.333 | |
| 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
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| • 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.
| 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 |
The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:[3]
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