Amarante | |
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 Amarante on the bank of the Rio Tâmega. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°16′13″N 8°04′51″W / 41.27028°N 8.08083°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Government | |
| • President | José Luis Gaspar (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 301.33 km2 (116.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 56,264 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://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]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "UNESCO Names Seven Cities in Literature Among 64 'Creative Cities'". Publishing Perspectives. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-03.