Amay
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| Amay | ||
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| Image:Sin escudo.svg | Image:Amay Liège Belgium Map.png | |
| Geography | ||
| Country | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | |
| Region | Image:Flag of Wallonia.svg Walloon Region | |
| Community | Image:Flag of Wallonia.svg French Community | |
| Province | Image:Liege vlag.gif Liège | |
| Arrondissement | Huy | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 27.61 km² | |
| Population (Source: NIS) | ||
| Population – Males – Females - Density | 13,144 (January 1, 2006) 48.28% 51.72% 476 inhab./km² | |
| Economy | ||
| Unemployment rate | 18.88% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 11,209 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Javaux (Ecolo) | |
| Governing parties | Ecolo, MR | |
| Other information | ||
| Postal codes | 4540 | |
| Area codes | 085 | |
| Web address | www.amay.be | |
Amay is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Amay had a total population of 13,144. The total area is 27.61 km² which gives a population density of approximately 476 inhabitants per km². It owes its site to a ford of the Meuse that was still in use in the Middle Ages but had begun as a Gallo-Roman vicus of the civitas Tungrorum (Tongeren).
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Municipalities of Liège Province | |
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| Huy | Amay · Anthisnes · Burdinne · Clavier · Engis · Ferrières · Hamoir · Héron · Huy · Marchin · Modave · Nandrin · Ouffet · Tinlot · Verlaine · Villers-le-Bouillet · Wanze |
| Liège | Ans · Awans · Aywaille · Bassenge · Beyne-Heusay · Blegny · Chaudfontaine · Comblain-au-Pont · Dalhem · Esneux · Flémalle · Fléron · Grâce-Hollogne · Herstal · Juprelle · Liège · Neupré · Oupeye · Saint-Nicolas · Seraing · Soumagne · Sprimont · Trooz · Visé |
| Verviers | Amel · Aubel · Baelen · Büllingen · Burg-Reuland · Bütgenbach · Dison · Eupen · Herve · Jalhay · Kelmis · Lierneux · Limbourg · Lontzen · Malmedy · Olne · Pepinster · Plombières · Raeren · Sankt Vith · Spa · Stavelot · Stoumont · Theux · Thimister-Clermont · Trois-Ponts · Verviers · Waimes · Welkenraedt |
| Waremme | Berloz · Braives · Crisnée · Donceel · Faimes · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · Geer · Hannut · Lincent · Oreye · Remicourt · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · Waremme · Wasseiges |
[edit] Other Meanings
Amay is a word from Sanskrit. "may" comes from maya or illusion. "A" is a prefix of negation. A famous Indian cricketer given this name is Amay Khurasiya.
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