Abrantes
Abrantes | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 8°11′51″W / 39.46333°N 8.19750°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Médio Tejo |
| District | Santarém |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Government | |
| • President | Manuel 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 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 2200 |
| Area code | 241 |
| Patron | São Vicente/São João |
| Website | www |
Abrantes (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈβɾɐ̃tɨʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population as of 2011 was 39,325, in an area of 714.69 square kilometres (275.94 sq mi). 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.