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Gavião (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐviˈɐ̃w] (listen)) is a Portuguese municipality in the District of Portalegre, in the historical region of Alentejo. The population in 2011 was 4,132,[1] in an area of 294.59 km².[2]

Gavião
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°27′N 7°56′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Alentejo
District	Portalegre
Parishes	4
Government
• President	José Pio (PS)
Area
• Total	294.59 km2 (113.74 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,132
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	November 23
Website	http://www.cm-gaviao.pt

The municipality is bounded by Mação to the West and North, Nisa to the East, Crato to the Southeast, Ponte de Sor to the Southwest and Abrantes to the West.

Gavião received a foral from King D. Manuel I of Portugal on November the 23rd of 1519, nowadays, that day is celebrated as municipal holiday.

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 4 parishes:[3]

• Belver
• Comenda
• Gavião e Atalaia
• Margem

Notable people

• Eusébio Leão (1864–1926) a Portuguese physician and republican politician.
• José Adriano Pequito Rebelo (1892–1983) a writer, politician and aviator.
• Francisco Rolão Preto (1893–1977) a Portuguese politician, journalist and fascist leader

References

External links

• Photos from Gavião

На других языках

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- [en] Gavião, Portugal

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[es] Gavião (Portugal)

Gavião es una villa portuguesa del Distrito de Portalegre, región Alentejo y comunidad intermunicipal del Alto Alentejo, con cerca de 1800 habitantes.

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[ru] Гавиан

Гавиа́н[2] (порт. Gavião; [gɐvi'ɐ̃ũ]) — посёлок городского типа в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Порталегри. Численность населения — 1,8 тыс. жителей (посёлок), 4,3 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет). Посёлок и муниципалитет входят в экономико-статистический регион Алентежу и субрегион Алту-Алентежу. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Алту-Алентежу.

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