Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Baixo Alentejo
District:	Beja
Municipality:	Ferreira do Alentejo
Coordinates:	38.059°N -8.117°W
Area Total:	295.66
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	5140

Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros is a civil parish in the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Ferreira do Alentejo and Canhestros.^[1] The population in 2011 was 5,140,^[2] in an area of 295.66 km².^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 49. 22 July 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
2. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
3. 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 .