Ameal

Ameal
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Ameal
Coat of arms
Ameal is located in Portugal
Ameal
Ameal
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°11′25″N 8°32′37″W / 40.19028°N 8.54361°W / 40.19028; -8.54361
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
MunicipalityCoimbra
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
 • Total11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,682
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronJames, brother of Jesus

Ameal is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,682, in an area of 11.25 km2.[1] On 28 January 2013 it merged with Taveiro and Arzila to form Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila.[2]

Population of the
civil parish of
Ameal[3]
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 827—    
1878 905+9.4%
1890 945+4.4%
1900 963+1.9%
1911 1,153+19.7%
1920 1,084−6.0%
1930 1,181+8.9%
1940 1,406+19.1%
1950 1,505+7.0%
1960 1,635+8.6%
1970 1,690+3.4%
1981 1,722+1.9%
1991 1,756+2.0%
2001 1,678−4.4%
2011 1,682+0.2%
  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ^ "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.