Alto Minho | |
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Coordinates: 41°42′N 8°50′W / 41.700°N 8.833°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Established | 2008 |
Seat | Viana do Castelo |
Municipalities | 10 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,218.84 km2 (856.70 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 244,836 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www |
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaltu ˈmiɲu]) is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It is situated between the Minho River and Lima River. It was created in October 2008.[1] Since January 2015, Alto Minho is also the designation of a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[2] The main town of the intermunicipal community is Viana do Castelo. The intermunicipal community is coterminous with the Viana do Castelo District. The population in 2011 was 244,836,[3] in an area of 2,218.84 km2.[4]
It borders to the north the Galicia autonomous region in Spain and to the south with the Cávado intermunicipal community. It is an area with a strong gastronomic identity and produces a specific type of wine called Vinho Verde (young wine).