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Ferreira do Alentejo
Settlement
Flag of Ferreira do Alentejo
Coat of arms of Ferreira do Alentejo
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Baixo Alentejo
DistrictBeja
Area
 • Total648.25 km2 (250.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,255
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-ferreira-alentejo.pt

Ferreira do Alentejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ] or [fɨˈʁeɾɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu]) is a town and a municipality in Beja District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,255,[1] in an area of 648.25 km².[2]

The present Mayor is Aníbal Coelho Costa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 5.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.