Montemor-o-Novo explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Montemor-o-Novo
Flag Border:no
Coordinates:38.65°N -21°W
Region:Alentejo
Cim:Alentejo Central
District:Évora
Parishes:7
Leader Party:PS
Leader Name:Olímpio Manuel Vidigal Galvão
Area Total Km2:1232.97
Population Total:17,437
Population As Of:2011
Holiday:Saint John of God
March 8

Montemor-o-Novo (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437,[1] in an area of 1232.97 km2.[2] The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001.[3]

The present mayor is Olímpio Manuel Vidigal Galvão, elected in 2021 by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God, a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

Notable people

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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. http://dev.igeo.pt/atlas/Cap2/Cap2d_2.html UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004
  4. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 77-78. 28 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese.
  5. St. John of God . 08 . x.
  6. Web site: Adeodato Barreto, a família e os amigos.. 2014-05-20. Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra. 2.
  7. News: Newell-Hanson . Alice . 12 April 2021 . Furry Friends: The Joy Ai Weiwei Gets From His Cats . . 5 July 2021.