Abrantes | |
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Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 8°11′51″W / 39.46333°N 8.19750°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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 | 292 |
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[update] was 39,325,[1] in an area of 714.69 square kilometres (275.94 sq mi).[2] 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.