- Amarante
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official_name = Amarante
|140px|Flag of Amarante
image_coat_of_arms = AMT1.png
Region = Norte
Subregion = Tâmega
District = Porto
Mayor_name = Armindo Abreu
Mayor_party = PS
area_total = 301.5
population_total = 61,029
population_density = 202
Parishes = 40
coor = 41º16'N 8º04'W
params = 41_16_N_8_04_W
occasion =
day =July 8
website = http://www.cm-amarante.pt
footnotes =Amarante (pron. IPA2|ɐmɐ'ɾɐ̃t(ɨ)) is a municipality in the district of Oporto, in northern
Portugal . It has a population of 61,029 and a total area of 301.5 km². The city itself has a population of 11,261 inhabitants. [ [http://62.48.187.117/atlas/Cap2/Cap2d_2.html UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004] Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)] It sits on the banks of the Rio Tâmega.The municipality is composed of 40 parishes.
Parishes
General info
The municipality is well known by the
S. Gonçalo's Monastery and by its centenary bridge.Amarante's Mayor is Armindo José da Cunha Abreu, elected by the Socialist Party, for the third consecutive time on 2005.
References
External links
* [http://www.cm-amarante.pt Municipality official website]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/1793618/ Photos from AMARANTE]
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