Abrantes

Abrantes
Flag of Abrantes
Coat of arms of Abrantes
Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 8°11′51″W / 39.46333°N 8.19750°W / 39.46333; -8.19750
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
Parishes13
Government
 • PresidentManuel Jorge Valamatos (PS)
Area
 • Total
714.69 km2 (275.94 sq mi)
Highest elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Lowest elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
39,325
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
2200
Area code241
PatronSão Vicente/São João
Websitewww.cm-abrantes.pt

Abrantes (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈβɾɐ̃tɨʃ] ) is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population as of 2011 was 39,325,[1] in an area of 714.69 square kilometres (275.94 sq mi).[2] The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipality. The urbanized part, the parish of Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede, located on the north bank of the Tagus, has about 17,000 residents.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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