The Alto Tâmega e Barroso, officially the Alto Tâmega e Barroso Intermunicipal Community, is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2014. Since January 2015, Alto Tâmega e Barroso is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is Chaves. Alto Tâmega e Barroso comprises the northern part of the Vila Real District. The population in 2011 was 94,143,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 2,921.91 km².
Municipalities
The intermunicipal community of Alto Tâmega e Barroso consists of 6 municipalities:
Municipality Population (2011) Area (km²) Boticas5,750 321.96 Chaves41,243 591.23 Montalegre10,537 805.46 Ribeira de Pena6,544 217.46 Valpaços16,882 548.74 Vila Pouca de Aguiar13,187 437.07 Total94,1432,921.91
References
External links Official website CIM Alto Tâmega