Amarante, Portugal

Amarante
Amarante on the bank of the Rio Tâmega.
Amarante on the bank of the Rio Tâmega.
Flag of Amarante
Coat of arms of Amarante
Coordinates: 41°16′13″N 8°04′51″W / 41.27028°N 8.08083°W / 41.27028; -8.08083
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Tâmega e Sousa
DistrictPorto
Parishes26
Government
 • PresidentJosé Luis Gaspar (PSD)
Area
 • Total301.33 km2 (116.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,264
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-amarante.pt

Amarante (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐmɐˈɾɐ̃tɨ] ) is a municipality and municipal seat in the Tâmega e Sousa subregion in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 56,264,[1] in an area of 301.33 square kilometres (116.34 sq mi).[2] The city itself had a population of 11,261 in 2001.[3] The city has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network under the category of City of Music since 2017.[4]

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
  4. ^ "UNESCO Names Seven Cities in Literature Among 64 'Creative Cities'". Publishing Perspectives. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

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