Alto Minho

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]

Alto Minho
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 41°42′N 8°50′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Established	2008
Seat	Viana do Castelo
Municipalities	10
Area
• Total	2,218.84 km2 (856.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	244,836
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.cim-altominho.pt

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)[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