Official website (https://www.cm-amares.pt/)
Amares
Also known as Amares Municipality
Amares (), officially Town of Amares (), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km2.
Key facts
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- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Amares
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Town of Amares
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- AMR.png
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- N. Sra. da Abadia - Amares.JPG
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- yes
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- 10
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Norte
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- Cávado
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Braga
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
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- Demographics
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- Notable people
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Amares (), officially Town of Amares (), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km2.
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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