Alto Tâmega

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]

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 km2 (1,128.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	94,143
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	cimat.pt

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