Mourão

Mourão
Municipality

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Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W / 38.333°N 7.367°W / 38.333; -7.367Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W / 38.333°N 7.367°W / 38.333; -7.367
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 3
Government
 • President José Lopes (PS)
Area
 • Total 278.63 km2 (107.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,663
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-mourao.pt

Mourão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mowˈɾɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,[1] in an area of 278.63 km².[2]

Geography

The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the west, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east.

The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.

Politics

The present Mayor is António José Manuel Santinha Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is February 2.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Granja
  • Luz
  • Mourão

See also

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at Archive.is
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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