Borba, Portugal Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Borba
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	38.8°N -34°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alentejo Central
District:	Évora
Area Total Km2:	145.19
Population Total:	7,333
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	4
Holiday:	Easter Monday (date varies)

Borba (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,333,^[1] in an area of 145.19 km².^[2] It was elevated from town to city status on 12 June 2009.^[3]

The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• Borba (Matriz)
• Borba (São Bartolomeu)
• Orada
• Rio de Moinhos

Notable people

• Vítor Norte (born 1951) an actor and voice actor.^[5]
• Luís Bilro (born 1971) a Portuguese retired football with 411 club caps

See also

• Borba DOC

External links

• Town Hall official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Portugal tem cinco novas cidades e 22 vilas . Público . 2009-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615040816/http://ultimahora.publico.clix.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1386349&idCanal=62 . 2009-06-15 .
4. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 26. 18 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635974/ Vítor Norte, IMDb Database