Redondo, Portugal

Redondo
Municipality

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Coordinates: 38°38′N 7°32′W / 38.633°N 7.533°W / 38.633; -7.533Coordinates: 38°38′N 7°32′W / 38.633°N 7.533°W / 38.633; -7.533
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 2
Government
 • President António Recto (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 369.51 km2 (142.67 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 7,031
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website www.cm-redondo.pt

Redondo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɨˈðõdu]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2016 was 6, 567,[1] in an area of 369.51 km².[2]

History

The town was historically ruled by the Count of Redondo starting in the 1500s.

Administration

The current Mayor is António José Recto, having been elected in 2013 as head of the same independent list his predecessor, Alfredo Falamino Barroso, previously commanded. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Montoito
  • Redondo

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 552 102" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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