Alto Minho Explained

Type:CIM
Alto Minho
Coordinates:41.7°N -58°W
Region:Norte
Seat:Viana do Castelo
Area Total Km2:2,218.84
Population Total:244,836
Population As Of:2011
Established Date:2008
Municipalities:10

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho (pronounced as /pt/) 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]

Municipality Population (2084)Area (km2)
Arcos de Valdevez22,847 447.60
Caminha16,684 136.52
Melgaço9,213 238.25
Monção19,230 211.31
Paredes de Coura9,198 138.19
Ponte da Barca12,061 182.11
Ponte de Lima43,498 320.25
Valença14,127 117.13
Viana do Castelo88,725 319.02
Vila Nova de Cerveira9,253 108.47
Total244,8362,218.84

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cim-altominho.pt/ CIM Alto Minho
  2. https://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=227154766&att_display=n&att_download=y Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
  3. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
  5. Web site: Law nr. 75/2013. 18 August 2014. Diário da República. Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). pt. pdf.