Mourão Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Mourão
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	38.3333°N -29°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alentejo Central
District:	Évora
Parishes:	3
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	Maria Clara Safara
Area Total Km2:	278.63
Population Total:	2,663
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	February 2

Mourão (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,^[1] in an area of 278.63 km².^[2]

Geography

The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east.

The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.

Politics

The present Mayor is Maria Clara Safara, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is February 2.

Parishes

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

• Granja
• Luz
• Mourão

Notable people

• Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as Hernâni

See also

• Granja Amareleja IPR

External links

• Mourão Municipality (Portugal)
• Mourão Digital - A tua Comunidade na Internet

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.