Moura, Portugal
Moura | |
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Settlement | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo |
| District | Beja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 958.46 km2 (370.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,167 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-moura.pt |
Moura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmowɾɐ]) is a city and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,167,[1] in an area of 958.46 km².[2] The city itself had a population of 8,459 in 2001.[3]
The current Mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is 24 June.
It is home to Moura Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities.
It is also home to one of the best historical restaurants in the region of Alentejo (being featured in various international travel guides), The Fronteiro-Mor.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Amareleja
- Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador
- Póvoa de São Miguel
- Safara e Santo Aleixo da Restauração
- Sobral da Adiça
Town Twinning
Moura, Australia
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See also
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 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.