Mora, Portugal Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Mora
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	38.9333°N -17°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alentejo Central
District:	Évora
Parishes:	4
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	Paula Cristina Calado Chuço
Area Total Km2:	443.95
Population Total:	4,978
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	Easter Monday date varies
Website:	http://www.cm-mora.pt

Mora (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,978,^[1] in an area of 443.95 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Paula Cristina Calado Chuço, elected by the Socialist Party in 2021. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Brotas
• Cabeção
• Mora
• Pavia

Notable people

• José Pedro Biléu (born 1932 in Mora) a former Portuguese footballer with 303 caps with Lusitano de Évora

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Online Newspaper
• Photos of Mora

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: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79. 28 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.