Montemor-o-Novo
Montemor-o-Novo | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
| District | Évora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,232.97 km2 (476.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,437 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-montemornovo.pt |
Montemor-o-Novo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈmɔɾ u ˈnovu]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437,[1] in an area of 1232.97 km².[2] The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001.[3]
The present Mayor is Hortênsia Menino, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God, a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Cabrela
- Ciborro
- Cortiçadas de Lavre e Lavre
- Foros de Vale de Figueira
- Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras
- Santiago do Escoural
- São Cristóvão
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The city castle. -
Town square. -
The local landscape.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território
- ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 77-78" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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