Mourão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mowˈɾɐ̃w] (listen)) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,[1] in an area of 278.63 km2.[2]
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Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W | |
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Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
District | Évora |
Parishes | 3 |
Government | |
• President | Maria Clara Safara (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 278.63 km2 (107.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,663 |
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | February 2 |
Website | http://www.cm-mourao.pt |
The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east.
The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.
The present Mayor is Maria Clara Safara, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is February 2.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
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