Intermunicipal community in Norte, Portugal
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).
It is composed of ten municipalities:[5]
Municipality |
Population (2084)[3] |
Area (km2)[4]
|
Arcos de Valdevez |
22,847 |
447.60
|
Caminha |
16,684 |
136.52
|
Melgaço |
9,213 |
238.25
|
Monção |
19,230 |
211.31
|
Paredes de Coura |
9,198 |
138.19
|
Ponte da Barca |
12,061 |
182.11
|
Ponte de Lima |
43,498 |
320.25
|
Valença |
14,127 |
117.13
|
Viana do Castelo |
88,725 |
319.02
|
Vila Nova de Cerveira |
9,253 |
108.47
|
Total |
244,836 |
2,218.84
|