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Moura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmowɾɐ] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal, subdivided into 5 freguesias. 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] It has now around 11,000 inhabitants.
Moura | |
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Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 38°08′N 7°27′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo |
| District | Beja |
| Parishes | 8 |
| Government | |
| • President | Santiago Macias (CDU) |
| 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) |
| Local holiday | Saint John June 24 |
| Website | http://www.cm-moura.pt |
The current Mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is 24 June.
It is home to Moura Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities.
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
Climate
Moura has a Mediterranean climate with very hot, dry summers and mild winters. It is one of the driest areas in Portugal with just over 400 mm (16 in) of precipitation.
| Climate data for Moura, 15 year period (between 1941 and 1991), 158 m (518 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.8 (2.24) |
45.4 (1.79) |
49.2 (1.94) |
40.7 (1.60) |
30.8 (1.21) |
15.4 (0.61) |
2.8 (0.11) |
2.1 (0.08) |
17.9 (0.70) |
46.2 (1.82) |
50.9 (2.00) |
60.7 (2.39) |
418.9 (16.49) |
| Source: IPMA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Contenda, 1971-2000 normals and extremes, altitude: 450 m (1,480 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
42.5 (108.5) |
44.1 (111.4) |
42.1 (107.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
44.1 (111.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.2 (52.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 75.5 (2.97) |
61.6 (2.43) |
45.5 (1.79) |
73.8 (2.91) |
45.2 (1.78) |
26.1 (1.03) |
6.3 (0.25) |
4.2 (0.17) |
34.0 (1.34) |
70.2 (2.76) |
72.6 (2.86) |
99.1 (3.90) |
614.1 (24.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 89.1 |
| Source: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera[6] | |||||||||||||
Town Twinning
Moura has cooperation agreements with the following cities:[7]
Aroche, Spain, since 1994
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, since 1997- Amareleja-Valencia del Mombuey, Spain, since 2000
Medjez El Bab, Tunisia, since 1995
Roccagorga, Italy
Other towns with the same name include:
Moura, Australia
Notable people
- Corino Andrade (1906–2005) a leading neurologist and researcher who first described the familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) syndrome
- Eunice Muñoz (born 1928 in Amareleja) a Portuguese actress[8]
- Gonçalo Abecasis (born 1976) a Portuguese American biomedical researcher at the University of Michigan
- Miguel Garcia (born 1983) a former footballer with 228 club caps
Gallery
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See also
- Moura IPR
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- 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.
- "Plano de Gestão das Bacias hidrográficas integradas na Região Hidrográfica 7" (PDF). APA. p. 114. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- "Monthly Averages for Contenda (1971–2000)" (PDF). IPMA.
- "Twinning Cities and Towns: Moura" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities]. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- Eunice Muñoz, IMDb Database retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
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[de] Moura
Moura [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈmoɾɐ] („die Maurische [Jungfrau]“ bzw. einfach „die Maurin“ – siehe Wappen) ist eine Stadt im Südosten Portugals.- [en] Moura, Portugal
[es] Moura
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