Ferreira do Alentejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨˈʁeɾɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu] (listen)), or simply Ferreira, 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]
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 38°03′N 8°06′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo |
District | Beja |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | Aníbal Costa (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 648.25 km2 (250.29 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,255 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | March 5 |
Website | http://www.cm-ferreira-alentejo.pt |
The present Mayor is Aníbal Coelho Costa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 5.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
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Parishes of Ferreira do Alentejo Municipality | |
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