Ameal

Ameal
Ameal
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°11′25″N 8°32′37″W / 40.19028°N 8.54361°W / 40.19028; -8.54361
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
MunicipalityCoimbra
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
  Total
11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,682
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronJames, brother of Jesus

Ameal is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,682, in an area of 11.25 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Taveiro and Arzila to form Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila.

Population of the
civil parish of
Ameal
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 827    
1878 905+9.4%
1890 945+4.4%
1900 963+1.9%
1911 1,153+19.7%
1920 1,084−6.0%
1930 1,181+8.9%
1940 1,406+19.1%
1950 1,505+7.0%
1960 1,635+8.6%
1970 1,690+3.4%
1981 1,722+1.9%
1991 1,756+2.0%
2001 1,678−4.4%
2011 1,682+0.2%