The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho () is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It is situated between the Minho River and Lima River. It was created in October 2008.CIM Alto Minho 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.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 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,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 2,218.84 km2.
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).
Municipalities It is composed of ten municipalities:
Municipality Population (2084) Area (km2) Arcos de Valdevez22,847 447.60Caminha16,684 136.52Melgaço9,213 238.25Monção19,230 211.31Paredes de Coura9,198 138.19Ponte da Barca12,061 182.11Ponte de Lima43,498 320.25Valença14,127 117.13Viana do Castelo88,725 319.02Vila Nova de Cerveira9,253 108.47Total244,8362,218.84
References
External links Official website CIM Alto Minho