Amarita (Basque pronunciation: [amaɾita], Spanish: Amárita [aˈmaɾita])^{[2][lower-alpha 1]} is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It lies along the Santa Engracia river, which empties into the Zadorra near Amarita.^[3]

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Amarita
Concejo
Church of San Pedro in Amarita
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°54′55″N 2°37′45″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Álava
Comarca	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Municipality	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Area
• Total	2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	56
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Postal code	01195

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The hamlet was first mentioned in the Reja de San Millán [es] of 1025 with the spelling Hamarita. At the time it belonged to the alfoz of Ubarrundia, together with neighboring settlements. Together with other nearby hamlets, it was transferred to the city of Vitoria in 1332 King Alfonso XI, to which it still belongs.^[4] The Basque language was spoken in Amarita until around the seventeenth century.^[5]

Amarita has a church dedicated to Saint Peter. The building dates from the nineteenth century and has a neoclassic altarpiece. Some elements of the church are older: the tower and the vestry dating from the eighteenth century and the lateral altarpieces are from seventeenth century.^[6] A feast in honor of Saint Peter is celebrated on June 29.^{[citation needed]}