Amares
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Amares is a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 82.0 km² and a total population of 19,290 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 24 parishes, and is located in Braga District.
The present Mayor is José Gonçalves Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party
.
The municipal holiday is June 13.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 82.0 km² and a total population of 19,290 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 24 parishes, and is located in Braga District.
The present Mayor is José Gonçalves Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party
Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...
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The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographics
| Pop. Amares Municipality (1801–2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 5411 | 8030 | 12746 | 13878 | 16845 | 16478 | 16715 | 18521 | 19290 |
Parishes
- Amares
- Barreiros
- Besteiros
- Bico
- Caires
- Caldelas
- CarazedoCarrazedo (Amares)Carrazedo is one of the parishes of Portugal. It is located in the Amares Municipality. The population in 2001 is 759, its density is 245.6/km² and the area is 3.09 km²....
- Dornelas
- Ferreiros ParishFerreiros ParishFerreiros Parish is located in Amares Municipality in the Braga District in Portugal.- See also :* Parishes of Portugal...
- Figueiredo
- Fiscal
- Goães
- Lago
- Paranhos
- Paredes Secas
- Portela
- Prozelo
- Rendufe
- Santa Maria do Bouro
- Santa Marta do Bouro
- Sequeiros
- Seramil
- Torre
- Vilela