Viana do Alentejo

Viana do Alentejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐnɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu] (listen)) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743,[1] in an area of 393.67 km².[2]

Viana do Alentejo
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°17′N 7°59′W
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Central
DistrictÉvora
Parishes3
Government
 • PresidentBernardino Bengalinha Pinto (PS)
Area
 • Total393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,743
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayJanuary 13
Websitehttp://www.cm-vianadoalentejo.pt

The present Mayor is Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is January 13.

Parishes

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

  • Aguiar
  • Alcáçovas
  • Viana do Alentejo

Notable residents

Notable people from Viana do Alentejo include:

  • The Castle of Viana do Alentejo with the city below
  • The local Senhora d'Aires Church in Viana do Alentejo

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 126-127" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.


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