Amares () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in
Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km².
The present Mayor is Manuel Moreira, elected by the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
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. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographics
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:
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Amares e Figueiredo
Amares e Figueiredo is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District
The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by th ...
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Barreiros
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Bico
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*Bico, Azerbaijan, a village and a municipality in Azerbaijan; English pronunciation of Azerbaijani "Bico" is "Bijo"
*Bico (Amares), a parish in Amares Municipality, Portugal
* Bico (Paredes d ...
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Caires
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Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos
Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District
The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bor ...
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Carrazedo
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Dornelas
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Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros
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Fiscal
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Economics
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Goães
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Lago
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Rendufe
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Santa Maria do Bouro
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Santa Marta do Bouro
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Torre e Portela
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Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas
Notable people
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Gualdim Pais
Dom Gualdim Pais (1118 – 13 October 1195), a Portuguese crusader, Knight Templar in the service of Afonso Henriques of Portugal. He was the founder of the city of Tomar.
Biography
Gualdim Pais was born in Amares (a town in the province of ...
(1118 – 1195) - a crusader, Knight Templar for
Afonso Henriques
Afonso I of PortugalOr also ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonso'' ( Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', depending on the Spanish or French i ...
of Portugal. He founded of the city of
Tomar
Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a city and a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an a ...
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António Variações (1944-1984) - a Portuguese singer and songwriter.
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Jorge Pires (born 1981) - a former professional footballer with 530 club caps
References
Municipalities of Portugal
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