Abrantes

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, 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.