Alto Minho
Intermunicipal community
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).

Municipalities

It is composed of ten municipalities:[5]

MunicipalityPopulation (2084)[3]Area (km²)[4]
Arcos de Valdevez22,847447.60
Caminha16,684136.52
Melgaço9,213238.25
Monção19,230211.31
Paredes de Coura9,198138.19
Ponte da Barca12,061182.11
Ponte de Lima43,498320.25
Valença14,127117.13
Viana do Castelo88,725319.02
Vila Nova de Cerveira9,253108.47
Total244,8362,218.84

References

  1. ↑ CIM Alto Minho
  2. ↑ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  3. 1 2 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. 1 2 "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. ↑ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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