Alto Tâmega

Alto Tâmega
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 41°42′N 7°32′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Established	2014
Seat	Chaves
Municipalities	6
Government
• President	Nuno Vaz Ribeiro
Area
• Total	2,921.91 km^2 (1,128.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	94,143
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	cimat.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Tâmega (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaltu ˈtɐmɨɣɐ]) is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2014.^[1] Since January 2015, Alto Tâmega is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.^[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Chaves. Alto Tâmega comprises the northern part of the Vila Real District. The population in 2011 was 94,143,^[3] in an area of 2,921.91 km².^[4]

Municipalities

The intermunicipal community of Alto Tâmega consists of 6 municipalities:^[5]

Municipality	Population (2011)[3]	Area (km²)[4]
Boticas	5,750	321.96
Chaves	41,243	591.23
Montalegre	10,537	805.46
Ribeira de Pena	6,544	217.46
Valpaços	16,882	548.74
Vila Pouca de Aguiar	13,187	437.07
Total	94,143	2,921.91

References

1. "CIM Alto Tâmega". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
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.
5. "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.

External links

• Official website CIM Alto Tâmega