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Vila Velha de Ródão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈvɛʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔðɐ̃w] (
listen)) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,521,[1] in an area of 329.91 km2.[2]
Vila Velha de Rodão | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 39°39′15″N 7°40′20″W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Beira Baixa |
| District | Castelo Branco |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | Luís Miguel Ferro Pereira (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 329.91 km2 (127.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,521 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Monday after the 4th Sunday of August |
| Website | http://www.cm-vvrodao.pt/ |
The present mayor is Maria Carmo Sequeira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 4th Sunday of August.
In 1762, it was the site of the Battle of Vila Velha.
On 5 November 2007, a road accident on A23 killed 15 people and injured 22.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Vila Velha de Ródão, 1985-2021, altitude: 59 m (194 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.5 (3.60) |
69.2 (2.72) |
56.7 (2.23) |
63.6 (2.50) |
50.7 (2.00) |
15.0 (0.59) |
4.1 (0.16) |
6.6 (0.26) |
32.5 (1.28) |
103.7 (4.08) |
99.9 (3.93) |
96.5 (3.80) |
690 (27.15) |
| Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[4] | |||||||||||||
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
- Fratel
- Perais
- Sarnadas de Ródão
- Vila Velha de Ródão
Notable people
- Armindo Monteiro (1896 – 1955) a university professor, businessman, diplomat and politician
- Manuel Cargaleiro (born 1927 in Vila Velha de Ródão) an artist who creates ceramic and painting
Powerboat Racing
In October 2020, Vila Velha de Ródão hosted the final two rounds of the UIM F2 World Championship. The series was won by Portuguese driver Duarte Benavente.[6]
External links
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- Acidente na A23: Número de mortos sobe para 15 Archived October 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Jornalismo Porto Net, 6 November 2007. Accessed 6 November, 2007. (in Portuguese)
- "Vila Velha de Ródão (16K/01G)". SNIRH. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 137-138" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- "So that was 2020 – UIM F2 World Championship".
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На других языках
- [en] Vila Velha de Ródão
[es] Vila Velha de Ródão
Vila Velha de Ródão es un municipio portugués del distrito de Castelo Branco, región estadística del Centro (NUTS II) y comunidad intermunicipal de Beira Baixa, con cerca de 2100 habitantes.[2][ru] Вила-Велья-ди-Родан
Ви́ла-Ве́лья-ди-Ро́дан (порт. Vila Velha de Ródão; [ˈvilɐ ˈvɛʎɐ dɨ ˈʁɔdɐ̃ũ]) — посёлок городского типа в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Каштелу-Бранку. Численность населения — 2,1 тыс. жителей (посёлок), 4,1 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет). Посёлок и муниципалитет входит в экономико-статистический регион Центральный регион и субрегион Бейра-Интериор-Сул. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Бейра-Литорал.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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