Montemor-o-Velho
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Montemor-o-Velho | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Portugal | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Subregion | Baixo Mondego |
| District/A.R. | Coimbra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luís Manuel Barbosa Marques Leal (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.62 km2 (88.27 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,516 |
| • Density | 165.5/km2 (429/sq mi) |
| Parishes (no.) | 11 |
| Municipal holiday | 8 September |
| Website | http://www.cm-montemorvelho.pt/ |
Montemor-o-Velho (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈmɔɾ u ˈvɛʎu]) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It has roughly 30,000 inhabitants.
Demographics
| Population Montemor-o-Velho Municipality (1801–2006) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 |
| 9528 | 6345 | 22361 | 25162 | 27925 | 27274 | 26375 | 25478 | 25082 | 24950 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[1]
- Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca
- Arazede
- Carapinheira
- Ereira
- Gatões e Montemor-o-Velho
- Liceia
- Meãs do Campo
- Pereira
- Santo Varão
- Seixo de Gatões
- Tentúgal
Sports
Montemor-o-Velho has one of the only international sized 2 km rowing lakes in Portugal. The lake hosted its first rowing race in 2002 (the Coupe de la Jeunesse), before it was completed. During the competition, FISA judges noted that the lake was not wide enough to meet international standards. After then, it was rebuilt to meet these standards. It hosted the 2010 European Rowing Championships.[2]
Famous people
- Sesnando Davides, 11th century Mozarab nobleman and general born in Tentúgal, Montemor-o-Velho, who would become governor of the County of Coimbra
- Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509? – 1583), Portuguese explorer and writer
References
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 78" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ 2010 European Rowing Championships Re-confirmed for Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal worldrowing.com accessed 14 June 2010
External links
40°10′N 8°41′W / 40.167°N 8.683°W
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