Alto Minho

Alto Minho
Coordinates: 41°42′N 8°50′W / 41.700°N 8.833°W / 41.700; -8.833
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Established2008
SeatViana do Castelo
Municipalities10
Area
 • Total2,218.84 km2 (856.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total244,836
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cim-altominho.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaltu ˈmiɲu]) is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It is situated between the Minho River and Lima River. It was created in October 2008.[1] Since January 2015, Alto Minho is also the designation of a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[2] The main town of the intermunicipal community is Viana do Castelo. The intermunicipal community is coterminous with the Viana do Castelo District. The population in 2011 was 244,836,[3] in an area of 2,218.84 km2.[4]

It borders to the north the Galicia autonomous region in Spain and to the south with the Cávado intermunicipal community. It is an area with a strong gastronomic identity and produces a specific type of wine called Vinho Verde (young wine).

  1. ^ CIM Alto Minho
  2. ^ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.