Type: | municipality |
Official Name: | Viana do Alentejo |
Flag Border: | no |
Coordinates: | 38.2833°N -66°W |
Region: | Alentejo |
Cim: | Alentejo Central |
District: | Évora |
Parishes: | 3 |
Leader Party: | PS |
Leader Name: | Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto |
Area Total Km2: | 393.67 |
Population Total: | 5,743 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Holiday: | January 13 |
Viana do Alentejo (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743,[1] in an area of 393.67 km2.[2]
The present Mayor is Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is January 13.
Viana do Alentejo has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot to very hot, dry summers.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Notable people from Viana do Alentejo include:
Viana do Alentejo is twinned with:[5]