Gavião, Portugal

Gavião
Municipality

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Coordinates: 39°27′N 7°56′W / 39.450°N 7.933°W / 39.450; -7.933Coordinates: 39°27′N 7°56′W / 39.450°N 7.933°W / 39.450; -7.933
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alto Alentejo
Intermunic. comm. Alto Alentejo
District Portalegre
Parishes 4
Government
 • President Jorge Martins Jesus (PS)
Area
 • Total 294.59 km2 (113.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,132
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-gaviao.pt

Gavião (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐviˈɐ̃w]) is a Portuguese municipality in the District of Portalegre, in the historical region of Alentejo. The population in 2011 was 4,132,[1] in an area of 294.59 km².[2]

The municipality is bounded by Mação to the West and North, Nisa to the East, Crato to the Southeast, Ponte de Sor to the Southwest and Abrantes to the West.

Gavião received a foral from King D. Manuel I of Portugal on November the 23rd of 1519, nowadays, that day is celebrated as municipal holiday.

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 4 parishes:[3]

Natives

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 53" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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