| Amarita | |
| Settlement Type: | Concejo |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Basque Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Álava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.94 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 56 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 530 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 01195 |
Amarita (in Basque pronounced as /amaɾita/, es|Amárita pronounced as /es/)[2] 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]
The hamlet was first mentioned in the 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.